Recipe

Swirled Buttery Mint Cookies Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mountainmama / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago No one will believe that these rich and buttery cookies are 'light,' but they are! And with their colorful swirls, each one of these minty sugary bites is unique. Prep:40m Cook:10m Servings:48	Mountainmam
	buttery peppermint extract sugar food coloring

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup reduced-fat butter, softened

3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

10 to 20 drops red food coloring

10 to 20 drops green food coloring

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, cream butters and 3/4 cup sugar. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.

Divide dough into thirds. Stir red food coloring into one portion of dough; stir green food coloring into another portion. Leave remaining dough plain. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Divide each portion of dough into four equal pieces. With lightly floured hands, roll each piece into a 12-in. rope. Place a red, a green and a plain rope next to each other. Cut through all three ropes at 1-in. intervals, forming sets of three differently colored doughs. Repeat.

Roll each set of doughs into a ball; place balls 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten to 1/8-in. thickness with a glass dipped in remaining sugar. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

Yield: 4 dozen.

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