Chocolate Mint Cookies

Ingredients:
- 1 c. softened margarine
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1 tsp. peppermint flavoring
- chocolate candy melts or bark and semi-sweet chocolate chips or squares to taste (approximately 1 c.)
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 egg
- green food coloring

Directions:
- Cream
- margarine
- and
- sugar.
- Add
- flavorings and egg; mix well.
- Mix	in flour and salt to form a soft dough.
- Shape cookies with a cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at
- 400° for 6 to 9 minutes.
- Cool cookies.	Melt equal parts sweet chocolate
- and semi-sweet chocolate in microwave.
- Coat cookies by dipping in chocolate.
- Dry on waxed paper.
- (Hint: If chocolate is too thick, thin with melted vegetable shortening.)