Peppermint Twists

• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only)
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint flavoring
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 to 10 drops red food color
• Large grain sugar, if desired
• 36 large chocolate chips or mini-kisses

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Place butter and sugar in bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add egg yolk, peppermint flavoring and vanilla; beat until well mixed.
5. Add flour and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
6. Remove half of dough from bowl.
7. Add small amount of red food color to dough in bowl; mix well.
8. Divide each half of dough into quarters; roll each quarter to 9-inch log.
9. Place 1 red log next to 1 white log; twist gently to swirl dough.
10. Roll gently to smooth.
11. Repeat with remaining dough.
12. Cut each swirled rope of dough into 9 pieces; roll each piece gently into a ball.
13. Roll each ball in coarse grain sugar, if desired.
14. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
15. Bake 11-13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
16. Immediately press 1 chocolate chip in center of each ball.

butter, sugar, egg, peppermint flavoring, vanilla, flour, salt, color, grain sugar, chocolate chips

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/414/peppermint-twists (may not work)