Peppermint Cookies 1 of 3

I believe that foods and flavors have certain seasons. In the summer blueberries and lemons should be thrown in to as many things as possible.  The fall is all about pumpkin and in the winter I'm obsessed with peppermint. It makes a great tea and is perfect in coffee but my favorite way to enjoy peppermint is in cookie form.  Our family has a couple recipes that are our particular favorites, the one I'm sharing today is super easy and fun to make with kids. Husbandie and I made them our first Christmas together and have enjoyed them ever since, we call them candy cane doodles. 

You start with a basic snickerdoodle dough recipe, omitting the cinnamon and sugar step at the end. Drop the dough in balls on to a cookie sheet and bake 8 minutes. 

While your cookies are baking make frosting (we use this recipe) and smash up a dozen regular size candy canes. Placing the candy canes in a ziploc bag and using a rolling pin works really well, we however, prefer hammers. :) 

Once your cookies have cooled, spread a thick layer of frosting on top.

 Scoop up some candy canes.

And sprinkle!

That's it, your finished!

Be careful though they've been known to disappear very fast.