Peppermint Buttons

Name: Peppermint Buttons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 120
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 113 grams 1/2 cup browned butter, cooled (see notes); 1 large egg white; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters coarsely crushed hard peppermint candies; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Peppermint Buttons might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 120. One portion of this dish contains around 0g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 18 calories. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of vanilla, browned butter, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat browned butter and sugar until well blended. Beat in egg white and vanilla until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

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Egg Whites

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

In another bowl, mix flour and baking soda. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well incorporated. Stir in crushed peppermints.

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Baking Soda

Hard Mints

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Drop dough in 1/2-teaspoon portions, 1 inch apart, onto buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Bake in a 350 oven until tops of cookies are deep golden and slightly cracked, 8 to 10 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

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Oven

Frying Pan

With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release; let stand on pan to firm up, 2 to 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

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