What You Need:
- ¼ cup butter or soft Crisco vegetable shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons milk (not evaporated)
- 1 cup quick or old fashioned oats, Uncooked
- Few drops red food coloring
- Chocolate frosting (or jam of choice)
How to Make It:
- Beat together shortening, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and peppermint extract; beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Stir in oats. Add just enough red food coloring to make a pink dough. Cover and chill dough 1 hour. Roll out dough on a lightly floured board to 1/8". Cut with 2" floured, heart shaped cookie cutter. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 375° F for 6 minutes. Remove and cool on rack.
- Frost ½ of the cookies with chocolate frosting of choice or jam of choice.
- Top with remaining cookies, sandwich style.