Stuff Your Stocking Blogfest: Stephanie Burkhart

Ah, the holidays. There's always something on the list. Time to refresh the Christmas Carols. Lights to put up. Decorations to hang. Christmas Cards to write. And the food. Let's not forget the Christmas munchies. I thought I'd share my Minty Meltaways recipe with you that I got from Weight Watchers. They're calorie friendly and full of minty goodness.

MINTY MELTAWAYS

COOKIES

1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup cornstarch
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp peppermint extract

GLAZE 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1-2 tbsp fat free milk
red food coloring

1. To make cookies place oven racks in upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350.

2. Combine flour, cornstarch, salt in a bowl. With an electric mixer on med speed, beat butter until creaming, about 1 min. Add confectioners sugar and peppermint extract, beat 4 mins. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mix, beating just until blended.

3. Form dough by tablespoonsfuls into 1 inch balls. Place balls on 2 large ungreased baking sheets 1 inch apart.

Bake until tops are firm 8-10 mins. Let cookies cool on baking sheets 3 mins., then transfer to racks and let cool completely.

4. To make the glaze, whisk confectioners sugar, 1 tbsp milk, and food coloring until smooth. Drizzle glaze evenly over cookies. Let stand until glaze sets about 30 mins. Cover and store at room temp up to 1 week.

About the Author: Stephanie Burkhart was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. Wanting a great adventure, she joined the US Army as an MP and spent over 7 years in Germany. She left the Army in 1997 and works for LAPD as a 911 Dispatcher. Her favorite football team is the New England Patriots. She's married with two young sons and writes the following: paranormal, steampunk, fantasy, and contemporary romance as well as children's stories.

GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment here and tell me what your favorite Christmas Movie is. I'll come back and pick one winner random to receive a PDF ARC of my novella, "The Faberge Secret."

Elise Goodwin finds herself faced with danger when she learns the Faberge egg she's bought belongs to a Russian mogul, Dimitri Romanov, but is Dimitri playing a game with Elise's heart to get his heirloom back?

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