Christmas Wreaths

I've been making these for years; recipe out of my personal files, received from a friend. Easy to fix, attractive and good tasting.

• Calories: 196 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Cream together the butter or margarine, confectioner's sugar, flour and peppermint extract. Mix well.

Step 3

Separate dough into two equal parts, put into separate bowls and tint with food-coloring. Roll dough into SMALL balls, approximately 1/2 tsp per cookie. Place six balls in a circle, alternating colors onto cookie sheet.

Step 4

Bake for 8 minutes. NOTE: I guess you could omit peppermint flavoring or substitute it, but we like peppermint, so I have not tried variations or substitutions .