Kaleidoscope Cookies

When I was a kid my mom used to make these as part of her Christmas cookie baking. I couldn't find her recipe so this one is courtesy of RecipeLand.com

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
6 drops of food coloring (red & green)

Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds
Add sugar and baking powder and beat till combined
Beat in egg and vanilla till combined
Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer
Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon
Divide dough into three equal portions
Add peppermint extract and green food coloring to one portion; mix till combined and set aside
Add red food coloring to one portion; mix till combined and set aside
Leave remaining dough plain
Cover dough and chill at least 1 hour or till easy to handle
Shape red & green dough into four 8-inch long rolls
Divide plain dough in half
On a lightly floured surface roll each half on plain dough into an 8x6 inch long rectangle
Place one red and one green lengthwise and next to each other on each rectangle
Stack a roll of the alternate color atop each roll
Bring up plain dough around stack and seal
Slice rolls into 1/4-inch thick slices
Place on ungreased cookie sheet
Bake in a 375ºF oven about 8 minutes or till dough just begin to brown
Remove cookies; cool on wire racks


Yields: 60 cookies