Ingredients:

• ¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp peppermint flavoring
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ½ cup crushed hard peppermint candy
• sugar

Directions:

1. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk, beating well. Stir in flavorings. Gradually add flour; mix well. Stir in crushed candy.
2. Shape mixture into 1 inch balls, and roll in sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Remove immediately from cookie sheets and cool on wire racks.

Makes 18 cookies

Tested in the THASC kitchen. Photo by THASC.
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