• Preheat the oven to 350°F.

To Make Cookies

• Mix together the butter and sugar.
• Add the peppermint candies and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour and cornstarch together.
• Add the flour/cornstarch mixture to the mixing bowl, and thoroughly combine.
• Drop the cookie dough on a cookie sheet by the tablespoonful.
• Roll the dough into a ball and press flat with a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are very light brown.

To Make Frosting

• In a shallow bowl, mix confectioner's sugar, vanilla extract peppermint extract, and milk.
• Add enough milk to have a consistency to dip/glaze cookie tops.

To Assemble

• Dip tops of cookies in frosting and flip over to dry.
• Quickly after dipping the cookies, sprinkle them with crushed peppermint candies/candy canes.