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Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies

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

48 ServingsPrep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

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

2 of 2

Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Store in
an airtight container. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutrition 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.