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Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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You won’t believe how much bang you get for your buck with these fun cookies with a kick of cinnamon. And at 6¢ per cookie, they’re a steal! Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 48 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup red-hot candies, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Red food coloring, optional
2 tablespoons coarse sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Mix red-hots and cinnamon into one half; tint with food coloring if desired.
Shape 1-1/2 teaspoons plain dough into a 4-1/2-in. rope. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoons red dough into a 4-1/2-in. rope. On an ungreased baking sheet, place ropes side by side; press together lightly and twist. Curve top of each cookie down to form handle of cane. Repeat with remaining plain and red dough, placing 2 in. apart on baking sheets. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Bake at 375° for 7-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 80 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 14 mg cholesterol, 65 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies in Simple & Delicious November/December 2009, p56

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Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by jla205

I plan on making these again, but pretty much with a completely different recipe. There was 2 times too much butter, and they were not sweet at all, also, could barely taste the cinnamon flavor. Imagine you decide to make cookies or a crust for a pie (or something), and you decide you don't need a lot so you half the ingredients, BUT when it gets to the butter you forget to half it...that's what the cookies tasted like. No one in my house liked them...which is sad, since they take awhile to make.

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2010 by DianneRenee

mine turned out flat, made them with 10yr. olds. Disappointed they ran together. It said, Confectioners sugar, so I used it. Once before I used regular sugar and they were better.

Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2010 by cicilyp

I made these and send them to my grandkids last Christmas. They have requested that I send these again. Yummy.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by autumvaught

I really like this recipe. I left some of the red hots in chunks which gives a little extra spice! It's a great cookie that isn't too sweet, but just enough to be a tasty treat! I would definately make these again! Very Christmas-ie!

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2009 by twinplusone

A lot of work! Cute and they taste delicious but I think they took too long to make. Luckily my daughter helped!