Best Peppermint Icing Recipes

PEPPERMINT ICING

Steps:

• Mix confectioners' sugar, shortening, water, and vanilla extract together in a bowl until smooth; add peppermint extract and red food coloring and mix until color is evenly incorporated.

CHOCOLATE-MINT COOKIES WITH PEPPERMINT ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375'.
• In a medium bowl, mix sugar, 1/2 cup butter, egg, unsweetened chocolate and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt.
• Drop by rounded tea-spoonfuls, Or use a cookie scoop (looks like a small ice cream scoop) about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. (Try to make each batch of cookies as close as possible to the same size).
• Take a drinking glass and flatten each cookie to about 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake cookies until set, Approximately 8-9 minutes.
• Cool for a minute or two on cookie sheet before transfering to a cooling rack. Cool Completely.
• Frosting:.
• Mix all of ingredients in a seperate bowl until smooth and of good consistency, you may wan't to add a little more or a little less water to get it to the consistency you prefer, then spread frosting onto each cookie until about 1/4 inch from edge.
• Chocolate Drizzle Icing:.
• In a saucepan, Heat 1/4 cup butter, 2 tablespoons corn syrup and chocolate chips over low heat until chocolate and butter are melted, Stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat, stir until all is well blended and lightly drizzle with a spoon over each cookie, leaving some of the white frosting underneath showing through. (Yield is approximately depending on how large your cookies are).

PEPPERMINT BUTTERCREAM ICING

Steps:

• whip butter.
• blend in icing sugar and 2 tablespoons of half and half.
• add egg whites and BEAT! until fluffy.
• mix in peppermint extract.
• Be sure to taste!

CHOCOLATE ICING FOR EASY CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT CAKE

Steps:

• Place chocolate in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan, bring heavy cream to a boil over high heat; stir in extract. Strain cream into bowl of chocolate. Let stand 5 minutes; stir until smooth (mixture will appear oily at first). Cool until mixture falls in ribbons when spoon is lifted, 2 to 6 minutes.
• Set cake (Chocolate-Peppermint Cake) on a serving platter. Tuck parchment or waxed paper under sides of cake (to keep platter clean). Pour icing onto center of cake. Use an offset spatula or a dinner knife to spread evenly over the top and down the sides. Let set, about 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT ICING

Steps:

• Place chocolate in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan, bring heavy cream to a boil over high heat; stir in peppermint extract. Strain cream into chocolate. Let stand 5 minutes; stir until smooth (mixture will appear oily at first.) Cool until mixture falls in ribbons when spoon is lifted, 2 to 6 minutes.
• To ice cake, set the cake on a serving platter. Tuck parchment or waxed paper under sides of cake (to keep platter clean). Pour icing onto center of cake. Use an offset spatula or a dinner knife to spread evenly over the top and down the sides. Let set, about 30 minutes.

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COOKIES W/ CRUSHED PEPPERMINT CANDY ICING

Steps:

• COOKIE DOUGH Cream butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla together with a mixer until smooth and creamy. Add flour, baking soda and salt to butter mixture. Continue to mix on medium speed until dough is soft, scraping the bowl at least once. Divide dough into two parts and chill for a couple of hours. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 min. Makes 2 dozen cookies. BUTTER CREAM FROSTING 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup or more Powdered Sugar 1 to 3 tbsp Milk Beat on medium until smooth and creamy. Add more powdered sugar/milk if necessary to achieve a light, smooth frosting. Crush candy canes and sprinkle on frosted cookies.