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Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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Kids of all ages will want to pitch in when it comes time to roll the ropes of colored dough for these cute candy canes. Peppermint extract carries the flavor on through, so the cookies taste as good as they look.

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Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 36 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the cookie dough, flour and extract until smooth. Divide dough in half; mix food coloring into one portion.
Shape 1 teaspoon of white dough into a 6-in. rope. Shape 1 teaspoon of red dough into a 6-in. rope. Place ropes side by side; press together lightly and twist.
Place on an ungreased baking sheet; curve top of cookie to form handle of cane. Repeat with remaining dough, placing cookies 2 in. apart on baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before carefully removing to wire racks. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 33 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 30 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Candy Cane Cookies in Quick Cooking November/December 2005, p19

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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by ojc0806

Very quick and easy also tastes great!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by Sam244

Simple, yet yummy. I used 1 (16oz) pkg of pilsbury ready to bake sugar cookies, 4T flour, 1t peppermint extract, and 1t red food coloring. I got 43 cookies, which ended up being 50.366 cal each. It was a little time consuming to roll the dough into ropes, and i rushed and didn't take extra time to shape the canes so some looked kinda ugly.

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2009 by Oilqueen

I used a recipe from Betty Crocker, since I didn't have any dough on hand. They turned out super fluffy with that one, so we ended up just making swirled balls. They were fun for my daughter and I to do together. We made the dough, then went to do other things while it was in the fridge. That break helped her a bunch. They turned out so cute!

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2009 by Cookin4MyFam

Yummy! I loved the peppermint. Took me quite a while to assemble them.(3 kids under 4 may have contrinuted to that) I got about 33 servings. Difficult to make them 6 inches and then twist. I made them about 3 inches, then twisted and they stretched out.

Reviewed on Dec. 04, 2009 by Kris Countryman

I much prefer almond extract to peppermint. They do take some time but everyone loves them.

Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by iluvcookies

I made these twice.I changed the recipe using homemade sugar cookie dough,one batch with peppermint xtract and one with lovely vanilla and cherry extracts.THE LATTER WAS GREAT!!!LOVED THE IDEA OF THE RECIPE THOUGH.