Peppermint Cookie Lollipops Recipes

PEPPERMINT HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat the butter and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg into butter mixture until completely incorporated. Mix flour and salt into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Fold crushed candy canes into the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Roll dough into balls 1 tablespoon at a time; arrange on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar and warm water together in a small bowl until you have a smooth icing. Dip top of each cookie in the icing, Top with additional crushed candy cane, if desired. Set aside to let the icing dry, at least 5 minutes.

PEPPERMINT COOKIE LOLLIPOPS

Steps:

• 1. Insert a lollipop stick into the center of each Oreo cookie. (I found it easier to take the top off of the cookies putting a small blob of the melted Candiquik on the side with icing, laid the lollipop stick on the blob and replaced the other wafer of the cookie on top. I put them in the freezer on a cookie sheet to harden them quicker.)
• 2. Melt Candiquik in microwavable bowl according to directions on the package,
• 3. Dip cookie lollipops into melted Candiquik. Allow excess coating to drip off. (I held the cookie lollipop by the stick and spooned the melted coating on and let the excess drip off. To me it was easier.) Place on waxed paper to dry.
• 4. After the coating is completely dry, use the remaining candy coating to pipe a swirl on the cookie. Sprinkle immediately with the red decorating sugar.

PEPPERMINT MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes or until firm enough to handle., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in milk, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with crushed candies. Store in an airtight container.

EASY PEPPERMINT CANDY COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg and flour until dough forms. Roll dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix frosting and peppermint extract. Spread each cookie with frosting. Using small spoon, sprinkle red sugar onto cookies in spiral design to look like peppermint candies.

PEPPERMINT MERINGUE LOLLIPOPS

Steps:

• Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 225 degrees F. Cut 2 pieces of parchment paper to fit 2 baking sheets. Using a 4-inch diameter cookie cutter, draw 6 circles on each piece of parchment, then flip each piece over onto a baking sheet marked-side down.
• Combine the cream of tartar, salt and egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on medium speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until thickened, about 1 minute more. Mix in the peppermint extract, then add the confectioners' sugar in batches about 1/4 cup at a time, beating until well incorporated after each addition. After the last addition, continue to beat until stiff, shiny peaks form, about 5 minutes.
• Fill a resealable plastic bag or piping bag with the meringue. Snip off the end or corner to make about a 1/2-inch-wide opening. Lay a lollipop stick down about 1 inch into each drawn circle and pipe the meringue lollipops onto the parchment circles over the sticks. Sprinkle the sanding sugar and silver sprinkles onto the piped meringue pops.
• Bake, rotating the baking sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until the meringue is dry and crispy, about 2 hours.