Peppermint Mittens

You will need mitten shaped cookie cutters for these.

Ingredients

Cookies

1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

½ cup finely crushed starlight mint candies (approximately 22)

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

Frosting

1 box (16 ounce) confectioner sugar

5 tablespoon warm water

food coloring, sparkling sugar or nonpareils for decorating

Directions:

 Cookies

In a medium bowl whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter, crushed candies and sugar until blended. Beat in egg. On low-speed, beat in flour mixture. Gather dough with your hands and divide in half. For each half into a desk and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate overnight.

Oven to 350°. Let go stand 10 minutes at room temperature. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. On a floured surface roll out one disk to 1/8-¼ inch thickness. Cut out mittens with cookie cutters. Transfer to prepare sheets. Re-roll scraps cutting out as many men as possible. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool; repeat with all dough.

Frosting

In a bowl, combine confectioner sugar and water beat until smooth. If desired transfer ¼ cup of frosting into each of two bowls. Tint to desired colors. Spread a scant 2 teaspoon frosting onto each cookie top with sparkling sugar (colored sugar) or nonpareils, or decorate with colored frosting. Let dry completely before stacking cookies.