Description
Candy cane cookies with a festive striped design.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and vanilla, mix well.
- In another bowl, combine flour and salt.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Add peppermint extract and red food coloring to one half.
- Roll out both doughs into strips.
- Twist the red and white strips together.
- Shape into candy cane forms on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool before serving.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container.
- Use a light hand when twisting the dough.
- Experiment with different food coloring.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg