Peppermint Swirls
- 30 Minutes Prep1 Hour 10 Minutes Total
- 48 Servings
- 60 Calories per Serving
Twisting ropes of colored dough is the secret to peppermint-swirled buttery cookies.
Ingredient List
- 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
Preparation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bake cookies 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool.
Tips
- Paste icing colors give the brightest colors. Decrease the amount of liquid food color to about half when using icing color. For this recipe, use 1/8 teaspoon paste icing color, adding it to the dough with a toothpick.
Nutrition Information
Servings: 48
Serving size: 1 Cookie
Amount per serving (Calories ): 60
| Food component / Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value* |
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 4g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 0% |
| Trans Fat | Value not available | % Value not available |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 25mg | 0% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 5g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Soluble Fiber | Value not available | % Value not available |
| Sugars | Value not available | % Value not available |
| Protein | 1g | % Value not available |
| Vitamin D | Value not available | 0% |
| Vitamin E | Value not available | 0% |
| Calcium | Value not available | 0% |
| Iron | Value not available | 0% |
| Potassium | Value not available | 0% |
| Thiamin | Value not available | 0% |
| Riboflavin | Value not available | 0% |
| Niacin | Value not available | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | Value not available | 0% |
| Vitamin B12 | Value not available | 0% |
| Pantothenic Acid | Value not available | 0% |
| Phosphorus | Value not available | 0% |
| Magnesium | Value not available | 0% |
| Zinc | Value not available | 0% |
| Manganese | Value not available | 0% |
| Selenium | Value not available | 0% |
| Copper | Value not available | 0% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | ||
Exchanges
- Starch 0,
- Fruit 0,
- Other Carbohydrate ½,
- Skim Milk 0,
- Low-Fat Milk 0,
- Milk 0,
- Vegetable 0,
- Very Lean Meat 0,
- Lean Meat 0,
- Medium-Fat Meat 0,
- High-Fat Meat 0,
- Fat ½
Carbohydrate Choice
- Choices per serving0
