Simple Sugar Cookies with Peppermint Icing

It just isn’t Christmas without a big batch of sugar cookies. Most of the year, I enjoy the traditional royal icing on my cookies, but I wanted to try something a little more festive with this batch. These peppermint-iced sugar cookies are like Christmas in your mouth! Slightly chewy (if you take them out of the oven in time), and bursting with peppermint flavor, they’re perfect with a tall, cold glass of milk.

For the sugar cookies, you don’t need to look any further than this Easy Sugar Cookies recipe. The only thing I do differently is that I add 2-3 teaspoons of vanilla extract to mine instead of the single tablespoon. I know… I have a serious problem with vanilla extract. You can never use too much, in my opinion! If you want to roll out the cookies and cut them into shapes, let the dough sit for a couple of hours in the fridge first.

Look over my cookie sheet. It’s used often and isn’t very pretty.

Let’s get to the good stuff…the icing. It isn’t truly royal icing–no egg whites involved. But it does harden nicely like royal icing, so that’s what I call it.

Peppermint Icing for Sugar Cookies

Donella Crigger

Simple sugar cookies are made more festive with refreshing peppermint icing. Delicious when paired with a tall glass of cold milk!

4.67 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Sweets

Servings 12 cookies

Calories 61 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1.5 cups confectioner's sugar
• 3 tbsp. milk
• 3 tsp. light corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract or 1/4 for a more subtle flavor
• food coloring

Instructions

 

• In a small bowl, mix the confectioner's sugar and milk until smooth.
• Add corn syrup and peppermint extract, stirring until the icing is smooth and glossy. If icing is too thick, add another teaspoon of corn syrup. If it's too thin, add a little more sugar.
• Add food coloring of your choice.
• Paint cookies with a brush.
• Top cookies with crushed peppermint candy for more peppermint flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gramsCalories: 61kcalCarbohydrates: 15gSodium: 3mgSugar: 15g

Keyword baking, cookies, dessert, royal icing

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Add an extra zing of peppermint by crushing up some candy canes or peppermint candies to sprinkle on top. My husband crushed mine, and they turned out more like chunks instead of sprinkles, but he tried. 🙂

Make a batch of these tonight! Let the kids paint them for you.