These peppermint bark cookies are sure to be a holiday hit! One of my favorite gifts for friends and neighbors is my peppermint bark cookies. They are a delicious soft sugar cookie loaded with peppermint flavor and a sweet and creamy frosting. They are the perfect holiday cookie. They are simple to make, and when baking, they fill the house with the aroma of Christmas. They are not only a tasty, sweet treat, but they are also so festive looking with their pink icing and tiny bits of peppermint throughout. Whether you make them as a gift for others or a special sweet treat for yourself, these cookies will surely be a holiday hit!
Belle’s Peppermint Bark Cookies
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup oil
1 cup sour cream
1 ½ cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips or crushed candy cane
sugar for top of cookies
FOR FROSTING:
½ cup butter softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
dash of salt
1-2 drops red food coloring
2-3 tablespoons milk if needed
Mix the butter and sour cream in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix again. Add all dry ingredients at once, including the Baking Chips. Mix just until everything comes together in a ball of dough, about 1 minute on very low speed. Spray the cookie scoop with a little cooking spray. Scoop the dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Place about ¼ cup sugar into a small bowl. Press the bottom of a flat glass into the sugar and then press each cookie until it’s about ½ inch thick. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. Don’t overbake. Cool on wire racks.
PREPARE THE FROSTING: Beat the butter, sour cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Add a drop of food coloring and a little milk if the frosting needs to be thinned. Add another drop of food coloring if you want it to be pinker. Frost after the cookies are completely chilled.
