Ah, the holidays. There’s always something on the list to do, lights to put up, trees to decorate, 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.

COOKIES

1 cup of all purpose flour

¾ cup cornstarch

1/8 tsp salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar

½ tsp peppermint extract

GLAZE

½ 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, bearing just until blended.
3. Form dough by tablespoonsful into 1 inch balls. Place balls on 2 large ungreased baking sheets 1 inch apart.
4. Bake until tops are firm 8-10 mins. Let cookies cool on baking sheets 3 mins. Transfer to racks and let cool completely.
5. 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.

SHORT BLURB:

Jules is a hard working girl who can barely afford bus fare.  Elvis is an eager Christmas Elf looking to do a good deed and move on. Will a little Christmas magic help bring a deeper meaning to the season for both of them?

EXCERPT:

A knock rapped on the window. We all turned our heads. Elvis stood there with a wicked sweet smile plastered all over his face, holding a muffler.

“What the heck?” muttered Joe.

“Is that a muffler?” Gus asked.

I was speechless. Truly speechless.

Joe walked outside and we all followed him.

“Jules, I got a muffler for your car,” Elvis announced.

“I…ah…thank you.”

Joe walked around him, eyeballing the hunk of metal. “Did you even get the right one?”

“Of course – a 2010 Toyota Corolla.”

“How did you know that?” I asked.

“Santa told me.”

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REVIEW: 5 Stars, Kindle Customer:

This has a lot of humor and the setting is New Hampshire at Christmas time. What could be better. I could picture it all in my head as I read the story. I felt like my heart was warmed, and I was helped at the end to feel better about life in general. Very uplifting reading!