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August 2010

Mint-Glazed Butter Thins

By Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 24 Servings

Ingredients

3

/4 cup sugar

1

/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1

large egg

1

/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1

/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract, divided

1

/4 teaspoon salt

1

1/4 cups all purpose flour

2

cups powdered sugar, divided

2

tablespoons (or more) heavy whipping cream

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Position racks in top and bottom third of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment. Using electric mixer, beat first 4 ingredients, 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract, and salt in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in flour.

    Step 2

    Place 1 cup powdered sugar in bowl. Working with 1 level tablespoon at a time, shape dough into balls; roll in powdered sugar to coat. Place on sheet. Press each lightly with flat-bottomed cup. Sprinkle each with more powdered sugar, then press again to thin 3 1/4-inch round. Bake cookies 8 minutes. Reverse sheets; bake until golden at edges, about 9 minutes longer.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, stir 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract, and 2 tablespoons cream in small bowl until smooth, adding more cream by 1/2 teaspoonfuls if glaze is too thick to spread.

    Step 4

    Transfer cookies to rack; spread glaze over warm cookies. Cool on rack.

Nutrition Per Serving

One cookie contains the following: Calories (kcal) 106.0 %Calories from Fat 37.0 Fat (g) 4.4 Saturated Fat (g) 2.7 Cholesterol (mg) 20.5 Carbohydrates (g) 16.0 Dietary Fiber (g) 0.1 Total Sugars (g) 11.4 Net Carbs (g) 15.8 Protein (g) 0.9 Sodium (mg) 27.5
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