Candy Cane Cookies

Name: Candy Cane Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 large egg; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 16 drops About red food coloring; 79 milliliters unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 79 milliliters vegetable shortening

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Candy Cane Cookies a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 113 calories. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vegetable shortening, egg, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine the flour, bakingpowder and salt; set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

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In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butterand shortening together at medium-highspeed.

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Shortening

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Add the egg, sugar, and vanillaextract and beat to incorporate on mediumspeed.

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Sugar

Egg

Add the flour mixture and mix on lowspeed until just incorporated.

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Divide the dough evenly into two balls. Wrapone in plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Place the other in a mediumbowl and add the red food coloring afew drops at a time, mixing and squishing thedough with your hands to help the coloringincorporate. (Warning: You will have pinkfingers!) When all the food coloring is workedin, wrap the dough in plastic wrap; refrigerateboth doughs until slightly firm, about 1 hour.

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Food Color

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Wrap

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Position a rack in the center of the oven,preheat the oven to 375°F, and line 2 largebaking sheets with parchment paper.

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Grab a small chunk of one of the doughs(about 1 tablespoon) and roll it on a cleanwork surface into a thin tube (about 1/4- to1/2-inch-thick). Trim to about 4 inches inlength. Repeat with the other color of dough.When you have two tubes in two differentcolors, lay them side by side on the worksurface and roll them together gently to stick.Twist them to form a spiral of color, thenshape one end into a hook shape to form acandy cane.

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