Best Swirled Mint Cookies Recipes

SWIRLED MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butters and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Divide dough into thirds. Stir red food coloring into 1 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 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 12-in. rope. Place a red, a green and a plain rope next to each other. Cut through all 3 ropes at 1-in. intervals, forming sets of 3 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 to cool.

SWIRLED MINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour and baking powder. In large mixer bowl beat butter or margarine till softened. Add sugar and beat till fluffy. Add egg, vanilla and peppermint extract and beat well. Add flour mixture and beat till well mixed. Divide into thirds. Stir red food coloring into one third. stir green food coloring into one third and leave remaining 3rd plain. Cover each and chill about 1 hour or untill easy to handle. Divide each color of dough into 4 parts. On lightly floured surface roll each into a 1/2 in. rope. Place 1red, 1green, 1plain and twist together. Slice into 1/2 in pieces for larger cookies or 1/4 in pieces for smaller cookies. Roll into balls blending colors as little as possible. Place about 2 in apart on cookie sheet. Flatten each to 1/4 in thickness w/bottom of a glass dipped into additional sugar. Bake at 375 degree oven till done. 8 to 10 min for large cookies or 6 to 8 for smaller cookies.