Butter Mint Cookies Recipe

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These delicate cookies with a touch of mint were a big hit when I made them for a party at work. —Anita Epitropou, Zion, Illinois

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Butter Mint Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 18 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Green colored sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour and mix well.
Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten with a glass dipped in colored sugar. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 cookies equals 148 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 103 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Butter Mint Cookies in Best of Country Cookies , p111