12 Days Of Cookies, Day 4

honey mint cookie

Holiday Honey Mint Cookies

Recipe makes 4 Dozen cookies

1 Cup Unsalted Butter

1 Cup Smooth peanut Butter

2 Cups White sugar

2 Eggs

2 ½ Cups all purpose flour

1 Tsp Baking Powder

¼ Tsp Salt

1 ½ Tsp Baking soda

1 Tsp pure Vanilla extract

¼ Tsp ground Nutmeg

2 Tbsp finely chopped Mint leaves

½ Cup Powdered Sugar (optional)

½ Cup Honey

¼ Cup Honey (To drizzle)

Directions:

1.)    Cream together butter, peanut butter, mint leaves, vanilla, ¼ Cup Honey and sugar. Beat in eggs.

2.)    In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Mix wet batter with the dry ingredients until well mixed. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

3.)    Roll into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheet lined with non stick baking mat. Flatten balls. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Do not over bake.

4.)    Let cookies cool completely on a cookie cooling rack. After cookies are cool, with a fork drizzle honey over them. Then dust with powdered sugar. (optional)

This cookie recipe was invented while I was attending culinary school. It was around the holidays and I had a big test in baking class. I wanted to put a holiday spin on an old favorite cookie. I decided to try mixing fresh mint into the peanut cookie batter. To my surprise it tasted so refreshing and pleasant. The mint was just right and not over powering. I received an A+ on my test. The cookies were then served that night at the school restaurant. The customers seemed pleased as several of them raved and requested the recipe. I keep this recipe secret most of the time. I guess it was time to share it with everyone! That is how Honey Mint Cookies were born.

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5 Responses to “12 Days Of Cookies, Day 4”

  1. Thank you for entering your cookies into our Virtual Cookie Crawl. I’m a fan of honey and mint so I guess I’ll have to add these to my growing list of must makes!
    Good Luck!

  2. This post can make me just wanna eat now.

    thanks for the menue.

  3. Lee says:

    Running home to try this one. I am a cookie-haulic, so I can’t wait. It looks so wonderful.

  4. Harley Adams says:

    Me and my daughter loves to make cookies and cupcakes during our free time. It is one of our bonding moments. I will definitely will try this. Thanks for this!

    Harley Adams,
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