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candy cane cookies

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Betty Mitchell
Arkoma, OK

MY DAUGTHER HANEDED DOWN THIS RECIPE TOO ME SHE MADE AT CHRISTMAS TIME IT WAS SO TASTY I MADE THEM FOR MY GRAND KIDS AND THEY LOVED THEM

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For candy cane cookies

  • 11/3 c
    finely crushed peppermint
  • 1/3 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    shorting
  • 1/2 c
    butter or margine softened
  • 1 c
    sifted powered sugar
  • egg lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract
  • tsp
    salt
  • 2 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    red food coloring

How To Make candy cane cookies

  • 1
    COMBINE CANDY AND 1/3 CUP SUGAR IN A SMALL MIXING BOWL,MIXING WELL.SET ASIDE
  • 2
    CREAM SHORTING AND BUTTER IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL,GRADUALLY ADD 1 CUP SUGAR,BEATING UNTL LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
  • 3
    ADDEGGBEAT WELL, STIR IN IN FLAVORINGS.ADD FLOURAND SALT,MIX WELL.
  • 4
    DEVIDE DOUGH IN HALFTINT HALF OF DOUGH WITH FOOD COLORING SHAPE TINTED AND PLAIN DOUGH BY TEASPOONSFULS INTO4 1/2 INCH ROLLS ON A LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE,
  • 5
    PLACE A TINTED AND A PLAIN ROLL SID BY SIDE,CAREFULLY TWIST TOGETHER,
  • 6
    COVER ONE END DOWN TO RESEMBLE A CAN REPEAT PROCEDURE WITH REMAING DOUGH,
  • 7
    PLACE COOKIES ON UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR TEN MINUTES REMOVE FROM COOKIE SHEET THEN COAT WITH RESERVED CANDY MIXTURE MAKES ABOUT 4 DOZEN

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