Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2

Cream together butter and sugars for 1 minute. Add in egg, milk and vanilla and mix again until smooth.

Step 3

Combine dry ingredients and add 1/2 to the mixing bowl, mix, then add the other half. Add in peppermint candy and mix to combine. Dough will be softer than normal cookie dough and stickier.

Step 4

Scoop out about 2 TBSP of cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes and let cool for an additional 2 minutes on the cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack.

Step 5

Once fully cool, frost with about 1 TBSP of peppermint vanilla buttercream per cookie. Top with crushed candy cane pieces. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Step 6

Mix butter in a mixing bowl on medium power for about 3 minutes, until whipped and light in color.

Step 7

Add in vanilla, peppermint extract, milk and 1 cup of the powdered sugar.

Step 8

Mix for 1 minute. Add in the other 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix on medium for 3-4 minutes, adding additional milk if needed until desired consistency is achieved.