12 Days of Cookies – Peppermint Sandies

Sunday, December 7, 2008

12 Days of Cookies – Peppermint Sandies

For my second cookie, I decided to try a new recipe. Hubby isn’t a huge fan of peppermint, but I enjoy it during the holidays. Last year, I made some peppermint truffles and cupcakes that were very good. I choose these Peppermint Sandies because they looked so cute and easy to make. I took them to work and of course they disappeared in no time. I wasn’t a huge fan of the texture. Mine may have been a bit undercooked? I took them out after 13 minutes right when the bottoms were starting to brown. Also, the recipe said that it makes 4 dozen, I only got 28 cookies. I used my usual cookie scoop but maybe mine were bigger than what they were supposed to be.

Hubby served as a guest photographer for these cookies as well. He did all the setup including choosing a background and staging the shot. Nice work again Hubby!

Peppermint Sandies – from Better Homes and Gardens – makes 2-4 dozen
1 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup finely crushed striped round peppermint candies
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whipping cream
6 ounces white baking chocolate
Crushed striped round peppermint candies

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add powdered sugar and the 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candies. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in water, vanilla, and peppermint extract until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 15 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.

Meanwhile, for glaze: In a medium saucepan, bring whipping cream just to simmering. Remove from heat. Add white chocolate; let stand for 3 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let stand for 45 to 60 minutes or until glaze starts to thicken.

Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the glaze over each cooled cookie. Sprinkle with additional crushed peppermint candies. Let stand until glaze is set. Makes about 48 cookies.

My 12 Days of Cookies:Day 1: Lumberjacks

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23 Responses to “Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Truffles”

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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — January 4, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I can’t barely bake so the idea of finding a creative way to use leftovers astounds me. This looks AWESOME!
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Maria — January 4, 2011 at 5:33 pm

Gorgeous truffles!
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Justin — January 4, 2011 at 5:34 pm

I love red velvet… these look amazing.
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Megan — January 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm

I’ll have to remember this… I often have leftover cake too. They looks so pretty!
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EliFla — January 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm

This is a very good recipe…thanks and happy new year, ciao Flavia
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Sue — January 4, 2011 at 6:03 pm

These are so pretty! Great for valentine’s day:)
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Blog is the New Black — January 4, 2011 at 6:14 pm

These look so wonderful! Love the vibrant red!
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ann — January 4, 2011 at 7:04 pm

These look so good. Wonderful idea.
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Tara — January 4, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Okay this is just hilarious! My grandma purchased a frozen Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake for Christmas. I took the remaining pieces home to make into balls, which we served at my new years eve party. SO good!
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Rhondi — January 4, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Amazing as usual! I tagged you on my blog to answer some questions:
http://bigmamashomekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-weekday-morning-routineand-ive-been.html

Have a great day! Rhondi
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Daisy — January 5, 2011 at 2:47 am

you are a genius! Such a great idea to use leftover and maintain portion control.
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KcomeKarolina — January 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm

oh they look so yummi!!!

xoxo from rome
K.
http://kcomekarolina.blogspot.com/
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Chelsea — January 5, 2011 at 7:35 pm

Such a good idea, these look so good! I love the red velvet and cheesecake combo. You’re blog is awesome 🙂
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We Are Not Martha — January 5, 2011 at 8:34 pm

Wow, these are so beautiful! Best way to use leftovers EVER! And who knew you could do so much with red velvet!

Sues
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Caroline — January 6, 2011 at 4:36 pm

It’s not over-indulging because you’re able to stop at one. I would probably have eaten half a dozen of them, they look so good! What a great way to jazz up ‘leftovers’!
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Boston Food Diary — January 7, 2011 at 4:04 pm

What a FANTASTIC idea!!!! These look beyond amazing!!
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Elina (Healthy and Sane) — January 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm

I remember the post about that cake. I really want to make it some day! The idea of turning some leftovers into truffles is pure genius! 😀
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Shannon — January 8, 2011 at 1:54 am

ooh, what a creative way to deal with the cake 🙂
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Bridget — January 9, 2011 at 4:51 pm

I’m picky about what I bring in to work too. It bugs me when people bring in things that are clearly gnawed on, you know? This is the perfect way to reportion leftover cake into easily sharable treats.
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Carolyn Jung — January 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Wives always know best! LOL
Glad you made him “eat” his words, so to speak. The truffles are so adorable and perfect for Valentine’s Day.
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sheila @ Elements — January 19, 2011 at 7:19 pm

They’re adorable!!! They’d make a perfect Valentine treat too!!
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P way — October 15, 2014 at 8:07 pm

So…. Don’t mean to appear ignorant, but some of us have NOT made cake balls from left over cake, please be more specific in your discourse, please.
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Angela + Payton — October 1, 2018 at 6:35 pm

ummm this cake failed. We followed the recipe to the t and it deflated and tasted bad. This recipe was extremely watery and gross and soggy. It fell apart quickly. Thanks!