Candy Cane Cookies

Make some fun candy cane cookies this Christmas! They are so fun to make with the kids or at a party!

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Candy Cane Cookies

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 2 dozen

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 ½ cups flour
• ▢ 1 cup confectioners sugar
• ▢ ½ cup butter
• ▢ ½ cup shortening
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ 1 ½ almond extract
• ▢ 1 tsp vanilla
• ▢ ½ tsp salt
• ▢ red and green food coloring

Instructions

• Cream together butter and shortening. Add confectioners sugar, egg, and extracts.
• Blend flour and salt. Add the flour mixture and blend on low spread until incorporated.
• Divide dough into 3 sections and mix red food coloring into one, green into another, and leave one plain.
• Wrap dough separately in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• Flour rolling board. Using fingers, roll a pinch of two different color doughs into long ropes. Twist ropes together and hook one end to form a candy cane. Transfer to cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or just golden.