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Candy Cane Cookies
Peppermint Treats

Ingredients:
Makes about 24 cookies 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon peppermint candy flavoring or 1/2 teaspoon imitation almond extract 3 cups all-purpose flour Wilton No-Taste Red Icing Color Wilton White Sparkling Sugar

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, cream butter with sugar with mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and peppermint candy flavoring. Add flour 1 cup at a time to butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. If dough becomes too stiff, add water, a teaspoon at a time. Do not chill dough. Divide dough into 2 balls. Color one ball of dough red with icing color. Pinch off a 1-inch ball of each color of dough. On flat surface, roll ball into 3-inch-long strips. Place red and white strips side-by-side; roll them together until the two colors have wrapped around one another and are twisted together. Curve the strip at the top to the shape of a candy cane and place on ungreased cookie sheet; gently press Sparkling Sugar into dough. Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool on pan 2 minutes; remove to cooling grid and cool completely.

12/2/2010