Holiday Mint Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons mint extract
2 1/4 tablespoons crushed dried mint leaves
2 cups flour
extra sugar for coating
Directions:
- Mix margarine and sugar thoroughly.
- Add salt, mint extract, mint leaves, and flour.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 F.
- Form the dough into 1-inch balls and roll them in sugar.
- Press ball with your thumb.
- Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool on racks.
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