Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt and Some of the Best Chrismtas Cookies Ever

Woohoo…. it’s Friday!!!!!!! And I’m going to cram as much awesome Christmas stuff as I can into this one post. Have you guys finished your Christmas shopping yet? Only 12 more days! I haven’t completely finished, but I’ve made a huge dent. Thanks to all of the ice days, I was able to sit down and do tons of online shopping…. Amazon to the rescue! Let’s start this post off with what we all want this year, and that’s a cookie that just bursts with Christmasness {new word}. This is that cookie! If you love peppermint, you have to make this cookie.

The holidays are a time for eating foods that you might not always indulge on and enjoying the tastes and flavors of the season. To enhance the deliciousness of this cookie, I used white flour, butter and regular sugar. Feel free to adapt this recipe and change out the ingredients to make these cookies a little on the healthier side. However I will warn you, you may loose the “Christmas cookie” texture and scrumptiousness! These are soft, chewy and absolutely fabulous…. I wouldn’t want you to mess that up! I adapted these from Santa’s Favorite Christmas Cookies.

Last year we had such a blast with the Christmas light scavenger hunt, that I decided to come up with my own printable list to share with you guys.

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Peppermint Crunch Christmas Cookies

Yield: 45 cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 11 minutes mins

Total Time: 26 minutes mins

A cookie bursting with Christmas flavor!

Author: Kim

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened, 2 sticks
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2-1/4 cups flour, all-purpose will work best
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 oz. bag peppermint crunch baking chips; such as Andes brand

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or cooking spray.
• Beat butter and sugars in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy.
• Blend in eggs, vanilla and peppermint extract. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Stir in peppermint crunch baking chips.
• Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough, 1-1/2 inches apart, onto baking sheet. *Cookies will spread.
• Bake 9 to 11 min. or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 3 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.

Notes

Cookies freeze well, so you can do your holiday baking ahead of time. Let cool completely and store in an airtight container or zipper top bag.

Author: Kim

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 101kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 91mg, Potassium: 9mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 137IU, Calcium: 14mg, Iron: 1mg

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Last year, the kids and I hopped in the car with our blankets, cocoa and cookies and went in search of the most beautiful lights we could find; including everything on our scavenger hunt list. We listened to Christmas music and had such a blast that I knew we had created a new family tradition.

Something to think about…..

Are you ready for Christmas? Any shopping left to do?

What’s one of your favorite Christmas family traditions?

Have you ever been on a Christmas light scavenger hunt?

Have fun this weekend and enjoy the season!!!! Wish me luck, tomorrow. Since the Dallas Marathon was canceled this past weekend, a running store in the area (Fort Worth Running Company) is putting on a small marathon on Saturday and I’ll be running. I’m very excited to be able to put all of my hard work to use!!