In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and 2/3 cup powdered sugar.  Mix until light and fluffy.

Add in flour, salt, and peppermint and mix until combined.

Add in red food coloring 2 drops at a time until you reach your desired color.  My cookies were more of a pink.

Stir in chopped peppermint chunks.  Cover bowl and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Scoop out 1-1 1/2 Tbsp of dough and roll in to a ball. Place on cookie sheet.  I bake 12 per sheet.

Bake cookies for 7-8 minutes.  You don't want your cookies to get more that just a touch of very light brown on the bottom.  Let your cookies cool completely and then toss them in powdered sugar.  I give my cookies two rounds in the powdered sugar because I love it.  🙂

Enjoy!