CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS BUTTER COOKIES

CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS BUTTER COOKIES image

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients
1 bag of Candy Cane Kiss Candies - unwrapped
1 stick - 1/2 C butter - softened (should yield slightly to pressure, but not be room temperature soft)
1 C granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 tsp pure vanilla bean paste
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 C all purpose flour (sifted or spooned into measuring cups - not packed)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/3 tsp salt
2 TBSP milk
Red and Green Sugar Crystals

Steps:

Pre-heat oven to 350 F Unwrap the kisses and try not to eat them all - this is a great project for the kids Cream together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extract Sift flour and measure out 2 C Sift together flour, baking soda and salt Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk to the creamed butter mixture - blend well. Roll dough into 1- inch balls Roll some of the balls in the red sugar and some in the green sugar (this is a really fun job for the kids) Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet (or greased cookie sheet) and bake roughly 7 - 9 minutes. They will not look done, but do NOT overbake! Lightly place a candy cane kiss onto the center of each cookie. Take the cookies off the cookie sheet and transfer to a wire baking rack until cool.