Mint Shortbread Cookies Food

MINT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg, then stir in the mint extract.
• Combine the flour and salt; stir into the sugar mixture.
• Add several of drops of food coloring until desired shade of green, mixing well.
• Roll into a log, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Slice into 1/4-inch slices and place on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 9 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden at the edges.
• Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
• Drizzle with melted white and/or dark chocolate if desired.

HOLIDAY BUTTER MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in water and extract. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup crushed mints., Shape into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes., Coat warm cookies with remaining crushed mints. Cool on wire racks.

MINI SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Sift the corn starch, icing sugar and flour.
• Blend in the butter until dough is completely smooth (I usually just use my hands to do this).
• Roll out dough on a floured surface to 1/4" thick.
• Cut cookies using a 1" round or heart shaped cookie cutter (these cookies turn out much better small).
• Reform the leftover pieces of cookie dough to roll and make more cookies.
• Place cookies on a shiny cookie pan (preferably one of the insulated types).
• Top cookies with either 1/4 or 1/2 of a cherry (these are tiny cookies and depending on cherry size do just fine with 1/4 of a cherry) OR a chocolate chip.
• Bake at 300 degrees F for 17-18 minutes.
• These cookies do not turn noticibly brown.

MINT-CHOCOLATE DIPPED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In top of a double boiler or a metal bowl over barely simmering water, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Stir in extract. Dip each cookie halfway into chocolate mixture; shake off excess. Place on waxed paper; sprinkle with candies. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until set.

SOUTHERN BELLE MINT JULEP-KISSED SHORTBREAD COOKIES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Using wire whisk, stir together the flour, cornstarch, powdered sugar, mint and salt in large bowl; set aside. In mixer on medium speed, add cream cheese, butter, bourbon and vanilla in a large bowl, beating until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture to cream cheese mixture and beat until it forms a dough. Dough will be somewhat soft so cover and chill in freezer about 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. On lightly floured surface, roll half of dough at a time to less than 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into rounds using 1 1/2 to 2-inch cookie cutter. Place on baking sheets about 2-inches apart. Bake 8-10 minutes or until just lightly browned on bottom. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool cookies in pan on wire rack. When cool, remove from pans and place on platter, garnishing with extra mint or store cookies until ready to serve.