Candy Cane Cookies
Candy Cane cookies are a fun addition to your holiday baking! Powdered sugar, flour, vanilla, peppermint (optional), butter, egg.
Equipment
- 1 Mixer
- measuring utensils & spoons
- Cookie Sheets
- plastic wrap
- pastry brush optional-for decorative sugar
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 sticks butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1-2 tsp peppermint extract optional
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp red food coloring
Decorative Sugar Topping (optional)
- 2 tbsp egg wash
- 2-3 tbsp decorative sugar red, green, etc.
Instructions
- Add the softened butter and sugar to a mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy (3 minutes). Then, add the egg, vanilla, peppermint and mix well.
- Once combined, slowly add the flour. Mix on low.
- Remove half of the dough from the mixer & set aside. Then, add the red food coloring to the half that is still in the mixer. Mix slowly until the dough red. You can add more red coloring if you wish to get the tint desired. Wrap the red & white dough into separate plastic wraps, let sit in the fridge for 1-2 hours. (another idea is red & green candy canes)
- Once dough is cooled, preheat oven to 375 F. Scoop about 1/2-1 tbsp size of both the red and the white dough. On a clean surface, roll each ball into a 5-6 inch rope. Continue with the remaining dough. This step takes awhile so many hands make light work (hint perfect for small children!).
- Once all dough is in a 'rope'. Start twisting the ropes together to form a candy cane. Make sure to pinch the dough together, especially if it starts to fall apart a bit. Form into a candy cane shape, then set on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the white dough starts to turn slightly golden.
- If you are decorating with sugar, immediately brush with egg wash and sprinkle the sugar on right after removing from the oven.
Notes
NOTES:
These cookies taste great without the peppermint extract, too.
Another option is half green dough and half red dough.
It is important to match 'ropes' of same length and size so you don't 'run out' of half the rope.