Ingredients
3/4
cup sugar
3/4
cup firmly packed brown sugar
1
cup margarine or butter, softened
1/2
teaspoon mint extract
1/4
teaspoon green food color
2
eggs
3 3/4
cups all purpose flour
1 1/2
teaspoons baking powder
3/4
teaspoon salt
3
tablespoons sugar
1/4
cup green colored decorator sugar
Preparation
In large bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar, brown sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add mint extract, food color and eggs; beat well. Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours for easier handling.
Heat oven to 375°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. For each cookie, place 3 balls, sides touching, in triangular shape on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, placing cookies 2 inches apart. With bottom of glass dipped in sugar, flatten each three-leaved cookie. With sharp knife, score each leaf in half; do not cut through. Sprinkle cookies with green colored sugar.
Bake at 375°F. for 6 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
