- 48
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1/4 teaspoon red food dye
- 4 tablespoons sugar
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, powdered sugar and vanilla with an electric hand mixer; gradually add flour and continue to mix until well blended.
Transfer half of the dough to another mixing bowl and add peppermint extract and red food dye, blending until dye is fully incorporated into dough.
Divide the un-dyed dough into 2 portions and divide the dyed dough into 2 portions. Roll each of the 4 portions of dough into a 12-inch long rope. Twist together 1 rope of dyed dough and 1 rope of un-dyed dough. Repeat with remaining ropes.
Cut each rope into 24 half-inch pieces; roll each piece into a ball; place balls on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Dust warm cookies lightly with sugar.