Cute Candy Cane Christmas Cookies
One of our favorite Christmas cookies recipes is candy cane cookies. These cookies have a delightful buttery taste with a hint of almond extract and crushed candy canes on top, plus they are so cute! These peppermint candy cane cookies look just like candy canes! Here is our simple, family favorite candy cane cookie recipe!
Servings 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon almond extract or peppermint extract
- 2.5 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- red food coloring
- 1/2 cup crushed candy canes
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix thoroughly the 2 sticks of softened butter, 1 cup o powdered sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
- Blend in 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 2 1/2 cups flour.
- Divide dough in half and mix red food coloring in half of the dough. Roll a rope out of the red dough and a rope out of the white down. Twist the two ropes together and shape into a candy cane; place on parchment lined cookie sheet. Repeat until you fill a baking sheet. In a small bowl mix 1/2 cup crushed candy canes and 1/2 cup white sugar. Sprinkle each candy cane with crushed candy cane and sugar mixture. NOTE: Try to make the ropes thin so the candy cane cookies aren't too big.
- Bake 9 minutes each. Cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before placing on a cooling rack to cook completely before storing in an airtight container.