Delicate oatmeal lace cookies have a crunch of peppermint candy and a pretty red and white sprinkle of crushed peppermint candy on top. Serve with hot tea for a relaxing holiday moment.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Calories
96 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Step 2
Beat butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a large bowl until creamy and smooth; stir peppermint extract into butter mixture. Whisk flour and salt in a bowl and stir into butter mixture. Gently fold rolled oats and 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies into the dough.
Step 3
Drop dough by teaspoonful onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving 3 inches between cookies; press cookies 1/4 inch thick with your fingertips.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies have lightly browned edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool on baking sheets for at least 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.
Step 5
Stir 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar with 1 tablespoon very finely crushed peppermint candies in a small bowl; transfer to a fine-mesh wire strainer. Dust cooled cookies with peppermint candy mixture.
Ingredients
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
⅓ cup crushed peppermint candies
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed
1 tablespoon very finely crushed peppermint candies, or as needed
