Mint Shortbread Cookies

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 2/3 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons mint extract
• green food coloring
• chocolate, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in the egg, then stir in the mint extract.
• 3 combine the flour and salt; stir into the sugar mixture.
• 4 add several of drops of food coloring until desired shade of green, mixing well.
• 5 roll into a log, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 6 preheat oven to 400°f
• 7 slice into 1/4-inch slices and place on cookie sheets.
• 8 bake for 9 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden at the edges.
• 9 remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
• 10 drizzle with melted and/or dark chocolate if desired.