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Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Shape chilled cookie dough into 1-inch balls and roll each ball in the candy cane mixture, coating completely. In a small bowl, combine candy cane crumbs and granulated sugar.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour. Gradually add flour and salt mix until thoroughly blended.Add egg and the peppermint and vanilla extracts beat until well blended. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners sugar until light and fluffy.Peppermint Crunch Balls recipe Crushed peppermint candies. Reward their efforts by baking Peppermint Crunch Balls with them and serving the crunch balls with hot chocolate using a candy cane stir-stick. It would be fun for kids to see how many peppermint items they can find during a December day. January 19 is National Chocolate Mint Day.December 3 is National Peppermint Latte Day.Peppermint is the number one flavor for non-chocolate, hard candies.Peppermint has been used in Eastern and Western traditional medicine as an aromatic, antispasmodic and antiseptic in treating indigestion, nausea, sore throat, colds, toothaches, cramps and cancers.Peppermint is the most extensively used volatile oil, both commercially and medicinally.The best time to harvest peppermint is on a sunny day when the plant is just beginning to flower.The peppermint oil is released once the leaves are crushed or chopped. Specialized cells produce peppermint oil in the leaves of the peppermint plant.Peppermint often becomes invasive in the home garden.Peppermint spreads by runners that spread above and just below the ground’s surface.Peppermint plants grow between 18-36 inches tall and 24 inches wide.Peppermint has naturalized and can be found growing wild in North America and Europe.Michigan has a rich history cultivating mint. Ancient Greeks thought peppermint could cure hiccups.Early history mentions peppermint in Greek mythology, by Roman philosophers, Jesus in the Bible and Monks in the middle ages.Ancient Egyptian medical text dating as early as 1550 BC includes peppermint. Here are some fun facts about peppermint: Everything seems to be better with peppermint during the holiday season, such as peppermint lattes, peppermint bark, mint flavored M&Ms, candy canes and more. Peppermint is associated with many health benefits, especially peppermint tea. Peppermint, Mentha piperita, is a cross between wintermint and spearmint.

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