Title: Liz's Christmas Candy Cane Cookies
Categories: Cookie Holiday Blank
Yield: 30 Servings
| 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.
Posted on Prodigy DESSERTS & SWEETS on 12/01 8:13 AM by LIZ JONES
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