Liz’s Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

  • on May 15, 2010
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Ingrients & Directions


1 c Butter
1 c Powdered sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Peppermint extract
1 ts Vanilla extract
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Red food coloring

Mix together butter, sugar, egg, and extracts thoroughly. Stir in
sifted flour and salt. Divide dough in half. Blend red food coloring
into one half of the dough. Cover the two pieces of dough and
refrigerate for 4 hours. Preheat oven to 375-degrees. For each
cookie, roll 1 teaspoon of dough from each half back and forth on
lightly floured surface into 4″ rope. Place 1 red and 1 white rope
side by side; press together lightly and twist. Place on ungreased
cookie sheet and curve down top of rope to form handle of cane. Bake
9 minutes. Watch closely, as they have a tendanacy to brown quickly.


Yields
30 Servings

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