Christmas Mitten Cookies

Hi Everyone,

So, in my attempt to make a special cookie for my cute little 4 year old sunbeam class (I teach them Sunday school at church...they are adorable!) I found these little cute snowmen cookies from Hungry Happenings.

 However, because I am a super busy mom and I didn't have enough time to do this, I improvised to make things easier.

First I ran to the Bulk Barn store and found these peppermint candies

Once home, I crushed them in my Vitamix blender (with the dry container) because I do not own a food processor. (Note- use the baby spoon when filling your cookie)

I made my dough and had to run out...so I stuck it in the fridge and made these cute Wilton mittens and some gingerbread men when I got home. Recipe below...

Sorry to say, this was the reject. I packed up the cookies all prettily and my kids gobbled down the rest before I even thought to take a picture! 

To make the cookies:

Recipe (which came from my friend Pam F and I love it!)

1 cup butter

1 1/2 cup icing sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp almond extract (really makes the cookies taste super yum)

 Mix the first 5 ingredients then blend in the following:

1 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 cups of four
1 tsp cream of tartar

Cover and chill for 2-3 hours (I left mine for maybe 1 1/2 hours) Divid in half and roll out. about 1/4" thick.

TIP - roll out on counter sprinkled with icing sugar instead of flour.

Bake at 375' for 7-8 min. Watch them. As your oven gets hotter they may be done sooner. They should be lightly browned.

Now, for the cookies above I baked them for about 5-6 min, put my crushed candy inside the cookie, and popped it back into the oven for up to 3 min. Watch these. You don't want the candy to bubble, only melt.

Put your decorations inside the cookie as soon as they come out of the oven so that the sprinkles, or snowflakes (whichever you use) can stick to the peppermint candy.

Have fun on your cookie journey!