0 from 9 votes
Peppermint Swirl Sugar Cookies
A festive and beautiful peppermint flavored holiday sugar cookie.
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 109 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 batch Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1-2 teaspoons pure peppermint extract
- 3 drops red food colouring
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, knead peppermint extract into sugar cookie dough. Once well combined, place half of the dough into a separate bowl.
- Add red food coloring to one half of the cookie dough. Stir and knead until dough is a vibrant shade of red.
- Pinch off pieces of dough, alternating between red and non-dyed pieces, and layer in a log shape on a piece of parchment paper.
- Roll up in the parchment paper, in log form, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Once chilled, remove the dough from parchment paper and slice into 1/4 inch slices.
- Place on a parchment lined baking sheet in a 350°F preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit on the baking sheet for 2 minutes.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
109kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
93mg
(4%)
Potassium
17mg
(0%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 60cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 93mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 17mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.