Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2012

I've made this recipe only once so far, and I made it as written. I found this to be just a VERY good, basic cookie recipe. Yes, they were very good with the crushed peppermint candies, but you could add pretty much anything to these cookies -- candy chips, raisins, dried cherries or dried cranberries or even just plain -- and they would be just as good. Yes, the crushed peppermint candies (I used starlight mints) DO melt when baking, but I lined my cookie sheet with parchment paper, which facilitated clean up as well as the removal of the cookies from the pan. (The "trick" to removing the cookies from the pan neatly is to allow them to cool for a minute first.) The biggest mess I had was with all the candy pieces on my countertop after sprinkling the crushed candy on the finished cookies. No problem. I just vacuumed them up as I went along. The recipe says to use three dozen pieces of candy, but, with the starlight mints at least, I found that to be WAY too many. After using the amount specified for the dough and for sprinkling on the baked cookies, I had quite a bit of crushed mint left over. (Hmmm. Maybe I could use it in my hot chocolate?) Also, although I didn't actually count, I don't think I got quite the three dozen cookies that the recipe claims. Oh, well. I can always increase the recipe. I WILL be making these again!

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I'mabakernotacook

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2012

I didn't have any crisco so I used butter...maybe that was the issue. I thought they were only okay...had the same issues with sticking but not a big deal. I just didn't think they tasted that great. Has anyone else used butter. Mine were very thin also is that how they are supposed to be?

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krwierz

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2012

I've made this twice. The first time I made exactly as directed and I ruined half of them because they stuck to the cookie sheet so bad. The taste was great though and everyone at work requested I make them again. So, I did with some changes. First, I used 1/2 C butter flavored Crisco and 1/4 C salted butter instead of all Crisco. Second, I buttered the cookie sheets. Third, let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets on cooling racks for more like 5 minutes. Fourth, butter the spatula after every other cookie or so. I only ruined 2 cookies the second time. I rated this recipe based on my first attempt following the directions exactly. The taste was 5 star. The stickiness and difficulty brought the overall score to 3 stars.

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Adrienne

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2012

I doubled the recipe and used the Andes Peppermint Crunch. I used a small cookie scoop and got 9 dozen cookies. They came out great! Will definitely be making them again!!

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Deb F

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2012

This is an absolutely no-fail recipe, with delicious flavor, a festive holiday look, and dough that is easy to handle. I followed the recipe to the letter and it turned out fabulously! I got 50 small cookies out of my batch. 10 minutes in the oven was perfect for that wonderful texture of slightly crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. Use parchment paper to avoid sticking. Be sure to gently PRESS the candy into the cookie immediately after removing from oven. Also, I advise that you crush the peppermint candy to pieces that are about the size of MINI chocolate chips. Don't over-crush like I did -- powdered candy does not convey the desired effect! They look and taste wonderful...I'm giving these cookies away as gifts for Christmas this year.

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sanfranciscomomma

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2012

I'm not a big sugar cookie fan. But, I got wonderful reviews from the people I made these for. To me, they were a little undersweetened. But, my opinion seems to be the minority. Sprinkling the tops with candy canes did prove to be a tad messy. But, cleaning the baked candy canes off of the cookie sheets was fairly simple to do with a cookie scraper. I would make these again for holiday gatherings.

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ShoeDiva

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Living In: Southgate, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2012

Made as directed and came out great! I baked on parchment paper, so the candy didn't stick to the pan. I had relatives as me for the recipe! I also put the candy canes in a ziploc bag and let my first grader smash them for me. I got a nice powder out of that idea! :)

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