PEPPERMINT CHRISTMAS COOKIES

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This recipe is a great one to make for Christmas Cookie Exchanges. These colorful cookies add a real festive treat to any holiday platter. I made these for the first time for a cookie exchange and I made a double batch of green and a double batch of red.

Provided by Pamela

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3/4 cup soft butter
3/4 cup icing sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon green food coloring or 1 teaspoon red food coloring (paste colouring gives a deep shade)
1 3/4 cups flour
30 chocolate rosettes or 30 chocolate wafers

Steps:

Cream together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and salt.
Add coloring and mix well to distribute color evenly.
Stir in flour.
Shape in 1 inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Flatten each by pressing a chocolate in each center.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until bottom starts to brown.

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