Peppermint cookies
42 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup | Shortening -- butter | 
| Flavored | ||
| ¼ | cup | Sugar | 
| ¼ | cup | Brown sugar | 
| 1 | each | Egg | 
| 1½ | cup | All-purpose flour | 
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder | 
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt | 
| ½ | cup | Peppermint -- candy crushed | 
Directions
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugars; beat in egg. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Fold in the candy. Drop by teaspoonsful onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 deg. for 10 to 12 min. or until cookie edges just begin to brown. 
Yield: 3½ dozen.
Recipe By     : Country Woman