CANDY CANE COOKIES
Plan ahead...needs to chill. Guests will have a merry time munching these mild mint cookies. The cute crunchy canes are easy to form once you color the dough--just roll into ropes and twist together.
Provided by Sweet Tooth8482
Categories Dessert
Time 47m
Yield 72 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars.
- Beat in milk, egg and extracts.
- Gradually add flour and salt.
- Set aside half of the dough.
- Divide remaining dough in half; add green food coloring to one portion and red food coloring to the other.
- Wrap dough separately in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- Roll ½ teaspoonfuls of each color of dough in to 3-inch ropes.
- Place each green rope next to a white rope; press together gently and twist.
- Repeat with red ropes and remaining white ropes.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Curve one end, forming a cane.
- Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until set.
- Cool for 2 minutes; carefully remove to wire racks.
- (Recipe courtesy: Taste of Home's Quick Cooking Magazine).
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Ralph Meeuwenoord
[email protected]These cookies are delicious! I'll definitely be making them again.
manuel garduno
[email protected]I've never made candy cane cookies before, but this recipe was so easy to follow. The cookies turned out great!
Tina Malatesta
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make and they're always a hit with my family and friends.
raja zahoor
[email protected]I love the combination of peppermint and chocolate in these cookies. They're the perfect holiday treat.
Lameez Losper
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. They're so festive and delicious.
Soyemi Azeezat
[email protected]I wasn't a big fan of these cookies. They were a little too dry for my taste.
Tshifhiwa Ndalammbi
[email protected]These cookies are a little time-consuming to make, but they're worth it. They're so delicious and festive.
Amos Nsenga
[email protected]I love that these cookies can be made ahead of time and frozen. It makes it so easy to have fresh-baked cookies on hand for the holidays.
Benjamin Eric
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make, even for a beginner baker.
Sher fateh Ali khan
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times and they're always a hit. They're the perfect holiday cookie.
Matter Mendy
[email protected]These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Raheem Akbar gazozai
[email protected]I made these cookies with my kids and we had a blast. They're so easy to make and the kids loved decorating them.
Payrick Giroix
[email protected]These cookies are so cute! I love the red and white swirl.
Randhir Mandal
[email protected]I love the peppermint flavor in these cookies. They're the perfect Christmas treat.
Tanya Chin
[email protected]These candy cane cookies were a hit at my holiday party! They were so easy to make and turned out so festive.