Melt-Away Peppermint Wreaths

Submitted by: admin on April 10, 2020

18 servings

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups butter
¾ cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon peppermint extract
3 drops red food coloring
2 drops green food coloring

Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2
Cream butter or margarine; gradually add sugar, beating well.

Step 3
Add flour, and mix well. Stir in peppermint extract.

Step 4
Divide dough in half and place in separate bowls. Tint half of dough with red food coloring and the other half with the green food coloring.

Step 5
Roll dough into balls using 1/2 teaspoon dough per ball. For each wreath shaped cookie, place six balls in a circle, alternating colors, on ungreased cookie sheets. Press together securely. Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; then remove to racks. Cool completely.

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