Mint Meltaways - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup crushed yellow butter mints (about 5 oz.)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar

Preparation

With electric mixer cream butter till light and fluffy.
Add mints; mix well.
Add flour; blend well at low speed.
Cover and chill for 1 hour.
On waxed paper, pat chilled dough to a 9-inch square.
Sprinkle dough with sugar.
Cut into 1-1/2\" squares.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Using small cookie cuter or floured thimble, lightly press a design on the surface of each cookie.
Bake at 325 for 15-18 minutes, or until pale golden brown.
Do not overbake.
Cool on cookie sheet 3 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Store tightly covered.