Meal Type: Dessert

Prep Time: 25 min.

Cooking Time: 10 min.

Total Time: 35 min.

Cook Method: Oven

Difficulty: Medium

Cuisine: American

     Serving Size: 24 6 12 24 48 96 - Change

Submitted By: Elise M. - See All My Recipes

Collection: Favorite Holiday Recipes

Date Added: June 11, 2009

These are a holiday tradition in my house. And they are fun for the whole family to make!!

1. Pre-heat your oven to 350 F.

2. Mix flour and salt together in a medium size mixing bowl and set aside.

3. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer.

4. Gradually beat in confectionery sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy (for about 2-3 minutes).

5. Beat in egg, vanilla, and peppermint extracts then gradually mix in the flour mixture until blended.

6. Remove half of the dough from the bowl and set aside. Add the red food coloring and crushed peppermint candy to the remaining dough and fold until evenly mixed and colored.

7. For each candy cane, scoop 1 teaspoonful of the plain dough and 1 teaspoonful of red dough.

8. Roll each dough portion between your hands to make a 4 inch rope. Twist the ropes around each other and shape into a cane shape.

9. Arrange cookies on a baking sheet about 1 inch apart.

10. Bake 10 minutes.

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Dietary Notes:

This Candy Cane Cookies recipe is very low-sodium with 83.88mg per serving

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