Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

Name: Candy Cane Cookies Recipe
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups Butter; 1 cup Confectioner's Sugar; 1 Egg; 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract; ½ tsp. Almond Extract; 3 ½ cups Sifted Flour; 1 tsp. Salt; Red Food Coloring; 1 Egg White; Red Decorating Sugar (optional)

Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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Author:

Karen Hildebrand, Marketing

Karen loves to bake and has many fond memories of baking with her Mom and sisters for Christmas. In early December, they would fill numerous cookie tins and containers with homemade treats; making enough cookies to last for weeks. One of her favorite recipes is a sugar cookie twisted into the shape of a candy cane which she makes with her daughter today.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups Butter
1 cup Confectioner's Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
½ tsp. Almond Extract
3 ½ cups Sifted Flour
1 tsp. Salt
Red Food Coloring
1 Egg White
Red Decorating Sugar (optional)

Directions

Cream butter and sugar together.
Add egg and extracts; beat until fluffy.
Blend in sifted flour and salt.
Divide dough in half. Tint one half light red.
Roll 1 teaspoon white dough and 1 teaspoon red dough into strips 4” long.
Place side by side on ungreased cookie sheet. Twist together lightly; curve one end to form handle of cane.
Brush with egg white and sprinkle with red sugar (optional).