Peppermint Cookie Canes

Name: Peppermint Cookie Canes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 828 milliliters sifted cake flour; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoons red paste food coloring; 2 teaspoons peppermint extract; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters butter-flavored shortening or regular shortening; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Peppermint Cookie Canes might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 95 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 48. Christmas will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of regular shortening, paste food coloring, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter and shortening at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Shortening

Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg, beating well. Stir in flavorings.

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Egg

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Remove half of dough from bowl.

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Dough

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Bowl

Add food coloring to dough in bowl, and mix until color is evenly distributed.

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Food Color

Dough

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Bowl

Working with half of each dough at a time, shape plain dough by teaspoonfuls into 4" ropes. (Cover remaining dough to prevent drying.) Repeat shaping with red dough.

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Dough

Place 1 red rope and 1 plain rope side by side; carefully twist together.

Roll twisted ropes into 1 smooth rope; shape rope into a cane, and twist as needed to complete stripe design. Repeat with remaining dough. Chill 15 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

Place cookie canes on ungreased cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375 for 8 minutes or just until cookies begin to brown. Cool slightly; carefully remove cookies to wire racks, using a wide spatula, and cool completely.

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