These cookies are H O L I D A Y! The perfect treat for holiday parties and guests, cookie exchanges, just because or even to bring to your neighbors! These are super easy to make and the look like a million bucks! 

They do not last long, so I usually double this recipe so that we can get least a few days out of them! 

Oh & if you love coffee, these pair so well with a nice warm cup of coffee while your snuggled up on the couch watching your most favorite Christmas movie. Speaking of favorite Christmas movies, I have quite a few...The Family Stone, Home Alone, The Grinch Stole Christmas, Four christmases...who am I kidding if a movie has anything Christmas in it I am all over that! 

RECIPE:


Ingredients:
Cookies:

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons eggnog
• Ground nutmeg for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, beat together 3/4 cup butter and sugars until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; mix to combine. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
4. Scoop tablespoonfuls of cookie dough, and roll into balls. Using the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon, make indentations in the middle of each circle.
5. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.
6. In a small bowl, beat together 1/2 cup butter, powdered sugar, and eggnog until smooth. Put frosting to a piping bag. Add frosting to the indentation of each cookie. Sprinkle with a little ground nutmeg to finish.

These are the mints that you find at holiday parties & weddings usually that you just cannot stop eating! Well, I know that I am guilty of eating these non stop anyways. They are kind of like chips, you cannot just eat one. 

Really these are so easy & you will be sure to impress your gift or even neighbors. I would recommend adding this to your cookie plate this holiday season or put in a cute mason jar with adorable decor & give to your kiddos teachers. Either way I am sure you will love these! 

The best part about these is you can switch up your food coloring to match any holiday or time of year. 

RECIPE: 

Ingredients: 

-8 oz. Cream Cheese {room temp}
-2 tbsp butter; room temperature
-1 tsp peppermint extract
-4 1/2 – 5 cups powdered sugar
-food coloring

Instructions: 

1. Line a large baking sheet with wax paper. Set aside.
2. Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer, combine cream cheese and butter. Once well combined, add in peppermint extract.
3. Slowly add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until thick. The mixture should be stiff enough to hold a peak and not wilt when the mixer is off. This is normally in the 4 1/2 to 5 cups of powdered sugar range.
4. Add food coloring to cream cheese mixture until desired color is reached. If doing multiple colors, divide cream cheese and then dye. (My mints required 1 drop of red and 3 drops of green.)
5. Put cream cheese mixture into a piping bag fitted with a medium star tip and drop nickel sized amounts on lined baking sheet. (To make the “kiss” shape, hold tip 1/2-inch above the baking sheet, squeeze bag until circumference is about that of a nickel, and then pull up quickly.)
6. Place tray in freezer for 2 hours to allow the mints to firm up. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.