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    Home » Christmas » Christmas Cookies » Pink Peppercorn Sugar Cookies

    Pink Peppercorn Sugar Cookies

    Published: Dec 13, 2019 · Modified: Dec 7, 2021 by Eric Samuelson

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    For a spicy,. fruity take on sugar cookies, give these Pink Peppercorn sugar cookie a try. The flecks of peppercorns visible in the cookie give them a Christmas vibe.

    A sugar cookie filled with pink peppercorns on top of other cookies with a stack of the same cookies in the background. The cookies are on top of a gray striped towel with pink peppercorns in the top left corner.

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    Whenever I think of Christmas cookies, the basic sugar cookie always comes to mind.

    The perfect canvas for some serious Christmas artwork.

    It's always find ways to jazz up the same old sugar cookies.

    I am doing so with an unexpected ingredients - pink peppercorns.

    That may sound strange, but pink peppercorn aren't like black peppercorns. They aren't related to them at all - see our post on the different types of peppercorns.

    Pink peppercorns do a bit of a spicy bite, but they also have some fruity, berry like notes in their flavor - which I find to be very pleasant in a sugar cookie.

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    • 🥄 How to Make
    • 💡 Top Tip
    • 📏 How Thick?
    • 🥶 Can You Freeze?
    • 🍪 Other Types of Cookies
    • 📚 More Cookies Recipes
    • Pink Peppercorn Sugar Cookies
    Pink peppercorns in cookie dough on a red plastic cutting board

    🥄 How to Make

    Pink peppercorn sugar cookies are easy to make. You can add the pink peppercorns to any sugar cookies recipes or use the recipe I provided below.

    Pink peppercorns are more brittle than black peppercorns, so they are easy to smash up to fold into the dough. I used a mortal and pestle but you can use the back of spoon and just a little bit of force.

    Cookie dough ball with pink peppercorns on a red plastic cutting board

    💡 Top Tip

    If you want a softer cookie, it's wise to chill the dough before baking. I like to make the dough one day, chill it overnight, and then bake the cookies off the next day.

    If you don't have time, a couple hours is fine. What you are doing is trying to give the flour in the dough time to hydrate as well as keeping the butter cold, so the cookies won't spread too much when baked.

    Sugar cookies on parchment lined sheet pan

    📏 How Thick?

    For a softer sugar cookie, I go with about ½ inch thickness. You will have less cookies that way and that will take a little longer to cook, but for me they are worth it.

    Want a crispier cookie? Then roll the cookies out to ¼ of an inch.

    Sugar cookies coming out of the freezer on a white plate with a floral print around the edge

    🥶 Can You Freeze?

    When you roll the cookies out that heat applied by your hands will start to soften the butter. What I like to do to even further prevent the cookies from spreading in the oven is to freeze the cookies for about 5 minutes before baking them.

    🍪 Other Types of Cookies

    You can use pink peppercorns in any type of cookie you like. Shortbread seems to be the most popular. They will go with anything you want to add a fruity, spicy kick to.

    📚 More Cookies Recipes

    Check out these other cookie recipes on our blog.

    • Gluten Free Sugar Cookies
    • Ginger Cookies
    • Finger Lime Sugar Cookies
    • Oatiest Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Pink Peppercorn Sugar Cookies

    A simple sugar cookie dotted with spicy, fruity pink peppercorns
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    Course: Cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: pink peppercorns, Sugar cookies
    Author: Eric Samuelson

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups sugar
    • 1 cup butter
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ tsp kosher salt
    • ¼ tsp freshly ground nutmeg
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 6 tsp buttermilk
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 4 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 tbsp pink peppercorns crushed

    Instructions

    • Cream together the butter and sugar in a stand mixer or a bowl with a hand mixer.
    • Then add eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk. Mix to fully integrate.
    • In a separate bowl combine the flour, salt, nutmeg, and baking soda.
    • Then add the flour 1 cup at a time until you have add all the dough and it has just come together. Don't overmix.
    • Fold in the crushed pink peppercorns into the dough to evenly distribute it.
    • Once finished, I like to chill the dough for at least half an hour before rolling out the cookies.
    • Split the dough in two. Roll each half out to about ¼ inch of a crispier cookie or ½ inch for a softer cookie.
    • Using a flour cookie cutter, get as many cookies out of the dough before re-rolling to get a couple more.
    • Place the cookies on a parchment lined sheet pan. For softer cookie, refrigerate again before baking.
    • Bake at 375 degrees for about 8-12 minutes depending on the thickness of your cookies.
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