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Kristin Haakenson's avatar

Yum!! Honestly, I prefer a lighter peppermint taste. One of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes is essentially homemade peppermint oreos - they're topped with crushed candy canes, but the icing in the middle calls for peppermint extract. I use just a tiny dash, compared to the 2 tsp the recipe calls for...the first time I did that, it tasted like cleaner fluid, lol!

This turned out SO pretty, Sarah!

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Sarah Lee's avatar

Thank you! Oh my goodness, cleaner fluid! 🤣 You are so right. Peppermint can easily go over the edge into disgusting. In our old homeschool co-op, a certain wartime drink called Mint Tinkle became notorious amongst the teens because I forgot to cut the recipe's called-for peppermint in half and it was SO strong that it left a very firm impression on those poor kids. Hahaha! 😂

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Erin E. Moulton's avatar

Yes, please! Another good one. It looks really lovely and perfect for a Valentine's or Galentine's day celebration.

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Sarah Lee's avatar

Yes, that's what I thought too! My family has been devouring the cupcakes, so they've passed the test. Haha!

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