Candy Cane Cookies Recipe
- Cook Time: 49 Minutes
- Yield: 48 cookies
- Festive butter cookies with crushed peppermint candy both in the dough and sprinkled on top!
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp Red Food Color
- 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy, divided
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup ground almonds
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375º F.
- Combine butter, powdered sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Add flour and salt, beating until well mixed.
- Divide dough in half. Blend 1/4 cup crushed peppermint candy and red food coloring into one half; mix the ground almonds into the remaining white dough.
- Using 1 teaspoon of the red dough, roll into a 4-inch strip. Repeat with the white dough. Place strips side by side; press lightly together and twist like a rope. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Curve top down to form handle of cane. (Note: roll dough strips and form canes one at a time to prevent dough from drying out and becoming difficult to handle).
- Bake 9 minutes, until lightly browned. Combine remaining peppermint candy and sugar in small bowl. While still warm sprinkle cookies with peppermint candy/sugar mixture.
