Candy Cane Cookies - Wday
INGREDIENTS:
1 c Shortening (or margarine)
1 c Sifted confectioners sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 ts Almond extract
1 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c Gold medal wondra flour
-(cake flour)
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Red food coloring
Granulated sugar
1 c Shortening (or margarine)
1 c Sifted confectioners sugar
1 Egg
1 1/2 ts Almond extract
1 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c Gold medal wondra flour
-(cake flour)
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Red food coloring
Granulated sugar
Preheat oven to 375F. Mix first 5 ingredients together. Sift flour and salt together. Stir 1/2 of flour mixture into shortening mixture. Work remaining flour into mixture with hands until the dough holds together. Divide dough in half. Mix 1/2 of dough with red food coloring. Pinch off a bit of white dough and roll into a long cigarette, pinch off a bit of red dough and roll into a long cigarette. Twist white and red dough together, place on cookie sheet and bend into a candy cane shape. Bake 9 minutes. Remove from oven and dust with granulated sugar. The first time you make them watch the time as your cookies might be larger or smaller than mine :-).
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