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Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. butter
1 c. powdered sugar
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1/2 t. almond extract
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. crushed peppermint candy
2 T. sugar
1/2 t. red food coloring
Directions:
Directions:
Beat butter and powdered sugar until mixture is light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and almond extract and blend well. Mix flour and salt and stir into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Blend food coloring into one half. Work with 1/4 plain dough and 1/4 tinted dough. Refrigerate remaining dough until ready to use. Take 1 t. plain dough and roll with hands into a 4" strip. Then roll 1 t. red dough into a 4" strip. They the two strips together side by side and twist together. Place the rope on an ungreased cookie sheet and shape into a cane. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Remove from baking sheet at once. Combine candy and white sugar and sprinkle on the hot cookies. Makes about 4 dozen.

 

 

 

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