Busters Recipes

Melt-Away Peppermint Wreaths

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups butter or margarine
3/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
red food coloring
green food coloring

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 Cream butter or margarine; gradually add sugar, beating well.
3 Add flour, and mix well. Stir in peppermint extract.
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.
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.

Makes 3 dozen