Peppermint Palmiers
- 12 cup butter, softened
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 12 cup packed brown sugar (the lightest in color)
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons white creme de menthe
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 12 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 34 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 12 cup powdered sugar
- 14 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon white creme de menthe
- 3 drops liquid red food coloring
- 12 cup finely crushed peppermint candy (about 20)
- For dough, in a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
- Beat in egg, the 2 tablespoons creme de menthe, the milk, and vanilla.
- Beat in as much of the 2-3/4 cups flour as you can with the mixer.
- Stir in any of the remaining 2-3/4 cup flour.
- Divide dough in half.
- Cover; chill about 3 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
- Meanwhile, for filling, in a medium mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, the 1/4 cup flour, and the 1 tablespoon creme de menthe.
- Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until smooth.
- Stir in a few drops red food coloring until filling is pale pink.
- Gently fold in crushed candies.
- Cover and chill up to 2 hours.
- (Do not chill longer than 2 hours or the candies will bleed into the filling and the filling will become too soft and sticky.)
- On a lightly floured surface, roll a portion of the dough into a 12x8-inch rectangle.
- Spread half of the filling over the dough rectangle to within 1/2 inch of each long edge.
- Roll both long edges, scroll fashion, to meet in center.
- Brush seam where dough spirals meet with water; lightly press together.
- Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
- Wrap rolls in plastic wrap.
- Place rolls on a tray or cookie sheet.
- Freeze for 4 hours to 24 hours or until rolls are firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- Using a serrated knife, cut rolls into 1/4-inch slices.
- Place slices 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven about 10 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
butter, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, egg, white creme, milk, vanilla, flour, cream cheese, powdered sugar, flour, white creme, coloring, peppermint
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peppermint-palmiers-198184 (may not work)