Mint Snowballs

1/2 cup Icing Sugar
1/2 cup Shortening
1/2 cup Butter
1/2 tsp Peppermint extract
2 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt

Cream sugar, shortening, butter, and extract thoroughly. Measure flour WITHOUT sifting , add salt and blend well. Now add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Mix well. Form into one inch balls, place on cookie sheet and cook in 400F oven 8-10minutes. Cool on rack. Dip tops in icing, pink and green, then in coconut.
Yield 4-4 1/2 dozen.