Nickel Free Peppermint Eyed Cookies
Need a nickel free cookie recipe for the holiday season? Why not try these sweet and buttery peppermint eyed cookies!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter melted
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1¾ cups white flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven the 400 degrees. Place parchment paper on two cookie sheets, and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl add the sugar and melted butter. Mix the sugar and egg in a large mixing bowl. Next stir in the egg, vanilla and white flour until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Shape the cookie dough into small balls and place them on the parchment paper, so there's sufficient space between them.
- Lastly unwrap the individually wrapped hard peppermint candies and push one of them down into each of the cookie dough balls.
- Bake the cookies for 8-12 minutes in the oven or until the cookie dough begins to brown.
- Let them cool for 5-10 minutes and enjoy!
Notes
Melt the butter and roll the cookie dough in balls prior to adding the individual peppermint candies.