Great cookies! I made a few adjustments... I added an extra egg (2 total) and 1 tsp baking soda as suggested, I also added 1 tsp vanilla and crushed 2 extra candy canes reserving 2 tsp for the frosting which melted in the water, since I didn't have peppermint extract. I made 45 cookies and and I did flatten them down a little so they would cook a little faster... grand-kids kept asking when they'd be finished! I'll be making these again with the adjustments made!!

I used cookie portioning scoop and got about 36 cookies instead of 48 but they are so easy to make I may do a second batch tomorrow. P.S. they are good with or without the frosting.

I don't know what the heck I did wrong! The dough is a very very dry mix...when baked, the "ball" never flattened (smushed with a fork afterwards) and they tasted like flour. Because there is no liquid added to recipe it was just a mess!

Very tasty...I didn't have butter in the house, so subbed out 3/8 c. crisco, 3/8 c. margarine, added an egg, and added the peppermint extract to the icing. Nice and soft and yummy.

Loooooooved the cookies!! I am not a baker but this recipe was easy. The only concern I had was after eight minutes of baking the balls never "melted". So, I removed them from the oven and gently pressed down with a fork. The melted peppermint oozed from all directions. Yummy! They even tasted better the second day.

My first round followed the recipe exactly and turned out ok. After that I made a few adjustments and it turned out much better. I only made it with 1 and a half sticks of butter and added an egg (2 total). Additionally, I added 1 tsp. of baking soda, like Jeni suggested and 1/2 tsp. peppermint extract. I also flattened the cookies a bit before cooking. After the adjustments, I will be making the cookies again.

Sooo good! But do not roll into a ball, I would flatten them at least a little. When I rolled them into balls they turned out really hard, but thinning them out made them easier to eat. They taste terrific.

We separated the dough and dyed 1/2 red and left 1/2 plain. Then when we rolled them, we used part of each dough to give them a tye dyed effect. They look great and my daughter is proud to share them at the cookie swap! I have to admit, I didn't trust the fact that the recipe called for no leavening agent, so I added 1 tsp. of baking soda.

I am no baker, I must admit; however, I followed this recipe and the cookies turned out really good. It is easy but unique, so it made me look like I could actually bake!!

Approximately 5 standard candy canes will yield 1/2 cup. Would recommend using "sprinkles" rather than additional peppermint. You might want to try substituting 1 tsp. peppermint flavor for icing. Very easy recipe to follow and bake.

I LOVE theese cookies they are on of the cookies on my top ten list! They are so good! I am making them for Christmas and sending them to all of my family! They really like them too!