1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring OR 3/4 teaspoon peppermint flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy
1/2 cup white sugar
Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix butter sugar, egg, and flavorings thoroughly. Add flour and salt, Mix well. Shape dough into a disk and wrap with plastic wrap; chill for at least 2 hours or until easy to handle. Roll into 4 inch strips; place on baking sheet. Curve top down to form handle or cane. Bake 9 minutes. While still warm, remove from pan and sprinkle with candy and sugar mixture.
Dough may be divided in half and colored with 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring if desired. Roll each color into strips, place side by side, press together lightly and twist like a rope.
A cookie baker in Lincroft, NJ Dec 19, 2007
Would make this again.
I have been baking these cookies for about 40 years. I would not dare make these every Christmas. That adds up to quite a few candy canes!
A cookie baker in Ohio Dec 18, 2007
Would make this again.
My grandmother made these cookies and now I bake them every year. I had my first one about 46 years ago. They are time consuming but worth it.
A cookie baker Dec 15, 2007
Would make this again.
Love them they were always so fun to make as a child, now my kids make them and share!! mmmmmmmmmmm
Karen in Kansas Dec 11, 2007
Would make this again.
Thank you! Thank you! I've been baking these for years, and recently lost this recipe. To those who didn't like the recipe -- after much trial & error, I've cut back on the peppermint or almond extract to 1/2 tsp.--it's the candy topping that gives them their special taste. Also, when I'm in a hurry, I form alternating wedges into a long tube and cut cookies out with thread. Much faster -- and look like peppermints. Enjoy!
A cookie baker in washington state Nov 17, 2007
Would make this again.
Loved the candy cane cookies , there a hit every year at my In - laws house, thank you , and for the two first reviews they must have done something wrong these cookies taste like shortbread cookies with a hint of peppermint love them and will make them every year . So fun to do with your kids too !
A cookie baker in Canada Dec 17, 2006
Would not make this again.
its was not good
A cookie baker in London Dec 16, 2006
Would not make this again.
I am sad to say that these cookies sucked!!!!!!!
Dana in AZ Dec 10, 2006
Would make this again.
Love these! Delicate and very tasty, just like Grandma & I used to make.
Taylor in Arizona Dec 10, 2006
Would make this again.
When I first looked at the recipie, they looked hard. But now I know I can make them again.
Trina in CA Dec 10, 2006
Would make this again.
I was so glad to find this recipe...I had made these cookies for my children for years and when I moved I lost it. It is a simple ingredient recipe, yet a bit time consuming putting the canes together but ohhhh so worth it. Great taste and not too sweet. I have also (instead of using sugar and crushed peppermint candy) just sprinkled the top with red sprinkles before I bake them. Thank You Much!
