Spritz Candy Cane Cookies

Name: Spritz Candy Cane Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 84
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 1 egg; 532 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 15 hard peppermint candies, finely crushed; 1 teaspoon peppermint extract; 6 drops red food color; 1 Dash salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 177 milliliters sugar

One portion of this dish contains about 0g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 44 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 84. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. Head to the store and pick up gold flour, peppermint candies, sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375F. In large bowl, combine sugar, shortening and butter; beat until light and fluffy.

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Shortening

Butter

Sugar

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Add peppermint extract and egg; beat until well combined.

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Peppermint Extract

Egg

Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Divide dough in half. To 1 half, add food color; mix until well blended and uniform in color.

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Food Color

Dough

Attach star template to cookie press. With press lying on its side, fill one side with half of white dough; fill other side with half of pink dough. Press dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, forming 4-inch strips. Bend tops of each strip to form cane shape. Repeat with remaining dough.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375F. for 4 to 7 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet. Immediately sprinkle warm cookies with crushed candy.

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Candy