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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 25, 2015
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Twisting ropes of colored dough is the secret to peppermint-swirled buttery cookies.

Peppermint Swirls

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon red food color
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour. Divide dough in half. Stir peppermint extract and food color into one half of dough. Divide each color of dough in half.
  • Step 
    2
    Shape each piece of dough on generously floured surface 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.
  • Step 
    3
    Cut twisted ropes into 1/2-inch pieces; shape each into ball. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to about 1/4-inch thickness with greased bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake cookies 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool.

Nutrition

60 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
5g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
0%
Saturated Fat
2g
0%
Cholesterol
10mg
0%
Sodium
25mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
5g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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