Candy Cane Cookies
Serves: 6
Magnus Pfeffer
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
47
Spice
50
Sweetness
48
Sourness
39
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1
Egg1 cup
Cream Cheese (softened)Directions:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
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In a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour; mix together to form dough
4
Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls
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Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created
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To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together
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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
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For each cookie, carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane
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Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes
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Transfer to a rack to cool before serving