Last week I shared some christmas trees with an almond twist, this week I have some fun candy canes to share with you. These are a basic/plain sugar cookie recipe with a fun little twist. Again, this recipe is a really old one from my grandma. My mom always struggled to twist the dough together, but it's really pretty simple - give it a try!
Candy Cane Cookie
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cupe shortening
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 TBSP milk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
Mix together the dry ingredients and set aside. Cream shortening and suger together until light and fluffy (see below)
Add eggs, one at a time
Stir in vanilla and milk. Beat well.
Add dry ingredients and mix until well blended.
Divide dough in half and add a few drops or red food coloring to one half of dough
Wrap each half of dough in waxed paper and chill for about 2 hours (or overnight). When chilled, pinch of pieces of dough and roll each into rope-like strips 4-6 inches long and 1/2 inch thick. Lay a red and white strip next to each other and twist the two strips together. Then bend on end to resemble a cane. Place on greased cookied sheet.
Bake at 375' for 8-10 minutes. Cool thoroughly on rack.
Enjoy!
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