Candy cane cookies

Candy cane cookies

Ingredients/Components

• butter, softened - 1/2 c
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• salt - 1 tsp
• flour
• confectioners sugar - 1 c
• almond extract
• shortening - 1/2 c
• red food coloring - 1/2 tsp

How to make candy cane cookies:

Mix all ingredients; divide dough in half. Add food coloring to 1/2 of mixture. Break into small pieces; roll out to form candy canes. Twist the two colors together to form canes. Brush with beaten egg white; sprinkle with crushed peppermint stick. Bake in a 375° oven for approximately 9 minutes.

Young children love these; me, too.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cookie and brownie, Hand Formed cookies.