CANDY CANE COOKIES
Plan ahead...needs to chill. Guests will have a merry time munching these mild mint cookies. The cute crunchy canes are easy to form once you color the dough--just roll into ropes and twist together.
Provided by Sweet Tooth8482
Categories Dessert
Time 47m
Yield 72 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars.
- Beat in milk, egg and extracts.
- Gradually add flour and salt.
- Set aside half of the dough.
- Divide remaining dough in half; add green food coloring to one portion and red food coloring to the other.
- Wrap dough separately in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- Roll ½ teaspoonfuls of each color of dough in to 3-inch ropes.
- Place each green rope next to a white rope; press together gently and twist.
- Repeat with red ropes and remaining white ropes.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Curve one end, forming a cane.
- Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until set.
- Cool for 2 minutes; carefully remove to wire racks.
- (Recipe courtesy: Taste of Home's Quick Cooking Magazine).
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