Peppermint swirls

These are so easy and yummy once baked they look like peppermint candies

You will need:

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract (a little more if you like it a little more minty)
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1. heat oven to 350F. In a large bowl beat butter powdered sugar and vanilla with mixer on medium speed or mix with spoon. Stir in flour. Divide dough in half. stir in peppermint extract and food color into one half of dough. Divide each color dough in half.

2. On surface generously sprinklied with flour, shape each into rope 12 inches long. place 2 ropes, 1 red and 1 white side by side. twist ropes repeat with remaining 2 pieces of dough.

3. Cut twisted ropes into 1/2 inch pieces; shape each into ball. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 1 inch apart. Flatten to about 1/4 inch thickness with greased bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar.

4. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Removed from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.