CANDY STRIPE TWIST COOKIES
Christmas cookies that look like a candy cane or peppermint stick twist of white and red. One of the christmas cookies my mom always made.
Provided by Randy H
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 24-36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sift together and set aside the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar til fluffy.
- Beat in egg and oil of anise.
- Sift in dry ingredients a third at a time, alternately adding with milk.
- Stir until well blended.
- Divide dough in half and tint one half pink.
- Pinch off 1 tsp each of pink and white dough and roll each into a pencil-thin strip about 5 inches long on a lightly floured board.
- Place strips side by side, pressing ends together, then twist gently into a rope.
- Shape into candy canes if desired, or leave straight for old-fashioned peppermint stick look.
- Bake 1 inch apart at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until firm.
- Cool on wire racks, then store between layers of waxed paper in cookie tin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.9, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 19.3, Sodium 189.2, Carbohydrate 23.6, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 10.5, Protein 2.1
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