Melt-Away Peppermint Wreaths

9 Reviews

“Christmas wreaths in red and green ... yummy!” - by Judy Farris

Ingredients

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

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Original recipe yields 3 dozen

Directions

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

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (18 total)

Calories
197 cal
10%

Fat
13 g
20%

Carbs
18.5 g
6%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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AUTUMNJOY

Sep. 24, 2004

"i've been using this recipe for the last 4 years and will continue to do so as long as i keep getting requests to make them. they are time consuming but well worth it, i promise :) the wreaths are f..." See moreragile so you really have to let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for at least 10 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack."

kjhonson83

Dec. 15, 2007

"This cookie just was not for me it does not have a lot of flavor even after I doubled the pepermint extract. Once they were backed they fell apart and you could not even tell they were shaped like ca..." See morendy canes or wreaths. Will not ever use this recipe again."