Old Fashioned Mints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 boxes sifted powdered sugar
1 stick margarine or butter
2 Tbsp. milk
4 drops food coloring
up to 10 drops peppermint oil

Preparation

Have margarine at room temperature.
Put 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
and
the
butter in mixer and cream.
Add milk and mix
again.
Add 1 cup powdered sugar and cream again. Add food coloring
and
oil\tof
peppermint. Add most of powdered sugar and
cream together until doughy.
Knead on bread board or wax paper. Add a small amount of powdered sugar until dough holds together.
Pinch off about 1/2 cup. Roll into long rope. Cut off pieces with scissors onto wax paper.
Air dry several hours before storage.