Candy Cane Cookies
Candy Cane Cookies requires roughly 47 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have flour, peppermint extract, food coloring, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour; mix together to form dough. Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls.
Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created. To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together. On a floured work surface, shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into 1/4-inch-wide ropes, each about 6 inches long. For each cookie, carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane.
Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer to a rack to cool before serving.