
Candy Cane Cookies
2013-11-17 19:16:51

Cook Time
6 min
Ingredients
- 1
- cup sugar
- 1
- cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2
- cup milk
- 1
- teaspoon vanilla
- 1
- teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1
- egg
- 3 1/2
- cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
- 1
- teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4
- teaspoon salt
- 1/2
- teaspoon red food color
- 2
- tablespoons finely crushed peppermint candies
- 2
- tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- 1 Stir together 1 cup sugar, the butter, milk, vanilla, peppermint extract and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Divide dough in half. Stir food color into 1 half. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours.
- 2 Heat oven to 375ºF.
- 3 Stir together peppermint candy and 2 tablespoon sugar; set aside.
- 4 For each candy cane, shape 1 rounded teaspoon dough from each half into 4-inch rope by rolling back and forth on floured surface. Place 1 red and white rope side by side; press together lightly and twist. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; curve top of cookie down to form handle of cane.
- 5 Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until set and very light brown. Immediately sprinkle candy mixture over cookies. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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