Candy Cane Cookies
Candy Cane Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients
- 21/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
- 1cupbutter, softened
- 1cupconfectioners' sugar
- 1egg
- 1teaspoonpeppermint extract
- 1teaspoonvanilla extract
Directions
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Candy Cane Cookies 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup confectioners' sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon pepperm
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Blend flour and salt in a small bowl
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In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
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Beat in egg and extracts well, then stir in flour and salt
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Divide dough in half and color one half with 8 drops red food coloring
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refrigerate, wrapped in plastic, for 2 hours
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Working with 1 teaspoon of dough at a time, form 5-inch long, pencil-thin cylinders of each color
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Twist one cylinder of each color together to look like a candy cane