Servings: About 3 dozen

Cookie: subheading: Cookie:
1/2 cup butter; softened ½ cup butter; softened
1/2 cup shortening ½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar 1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
3/4 teaspoon red food coloring ¾ teaspoon red food coloring
1 egg 1 egg
1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour 2 ½ cups flour
 
Topping: subheading: Topping:
1/2 cup sugar ½ cup sugar
1/2 cup crushed peppermint stick candy ½ cup crushed peppermint stick candy

Preheat oven to 375 °
Cream the butter, shortening, and sugar together until nice and smooth
Add egg, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, food coloring, salt, and flour blending well
Place spoonfuls onto an untreated cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 ° for 8 to 10 minutes.
Sprinkle the topping mix on cookies when you take them out of the oven.