Candy Cane Cookies
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.
Reviews of Candy Cane Cookies:
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Dec 19, 2007
Would make this again.
This was wonderful!
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!
