roll - Peppermint Puffs
Source of Recipe
from Peg
Recipe Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GiftsInAJar/message/21309
roll - Peppermint Puffs
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup Butter Flavor Crisco Stick
2 Tablespoons milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
2/3 cup crushed peppermint candy
...(like the Starlite mints, about 25 candies)
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla. Beat
at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into creamed
mixture at low speed until just blended.
Stir in crushed candy.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased (or parchment lined
paper) baking sheets.
Bake....1 sheet at a time:
for chewy: 8 - 10 minutes
for crisp: 11 - 13 minutes
DO NOT OVERBAKE.
Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet.
Remove to foil and cool completely
Makes 3 dozen cookies.
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