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Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 Tablespoon peppermint extract
1 teaspoon red food coloring and 1 teaspoon blue food coloring
Directions
Sift dry ingredients together. Set aside.
Beat the butter until smooth and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar. Beat in the egg and extract. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating until smooth.
Divide the dough in half. Remove about 1/4 cup from each half and combine together. Add red food coloring to one half and blue food coloring to the smaller amount of dough. Keep one half plain. Cover dough and chill at least one hour.
Roll red dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap into an 9 inch square. Repeat with white dough. Cut each square in half. You will have 4 rectangles.
Roll the blue dough into 2 inch by 9 rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise. Carefully remove the top piece of plastic wrap. If edges of dough are uneven, trim into a straight line. Invert one white piece on top of one red piece. Add second white piece and second red piece, removing plastic wrap as you go. Cut away a one inch strip along one side going through only the top 2 layers. Place narrow blue dough strip where cut dough was removed. Wrap the log in plastic wrap and freeze about 4 hours, or overnight.
Cut frozen dough into 1/2 inch thick slices. Place on foil-lined cookie sheets and cook 400F for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are slightly browned. Cookies will spread slightly.
Submitted by Robin from Florida
by PLG24
February 19, 2013
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by BOOBEAT1984
June 06, 2012
by BEKAH2
May 28, 2012
What a cute idea for Memorial Day and Fourth of July. Thanks for sharing.
by KCPRUNK
May 26, 2012
these look wonderful but I would leave out the mint.
That is alot of extract for peppermint..too much
of a gum flavor to me...almond extract for sure
That is alot of extract for peppermint..too much
of a gum flavor to me...almond extract for sure
by SCHEEPY
May 26, 2012
by FAMJR
May 26, 2012
by 92651
May 25, 2012
I hate peppermint so would use vanilla extract or maybe almond.
by OLYMPIAR
May 25, 2012
nice for Flag Day, Fourth of July and Armistice Day -- thanks
by KYBUTTERFLY
May 25, 2012
This looks good but I think I'll wait for some else to make them and I'll just snitch a couple.
by SWEETIEWHEATIESCOTIE
May 25, 2012
Thanks for sharing. Really cute. Good idea for the 4th of July and Veteran's Day celebrations too!
by MIKEJO
May 25, 2012
I love this idea, and will keep this recipe for Memorial Day and 4th of July!
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