Name: Christmas Candy Cane Cookies recipe by Madhu Parwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: All purpose flour 2 1/2 cups; salt 1/4 tsp; Unsalted butter,room temperature 1cup; Sugar (powdered) 1cup; Large eggs 2; Vanilla extract/essence 1 tsp; Red liquid food color 1/2 tsp; Cup cakes for cookies

ABOUT Christmas Candy Cane Cookies RECIPE

These cute little cookies are tender crisp with buttery sweet flavor. There is no denying that kids love these cookies,but even adults enjoy them as well.

Instructions

In a bowl, whisk the flour with the salt.
Beat the butter and sugar until creamy.Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat until combined.Add flour mixture,in the three additions, and beat until you have a smooth dough.
Remove half of the dough from the mixing bowl.To the remaining half add the red food color and beat on low speed until well blended. If you find the dough too soft,cover and refrigerate for half an hour.
Take a walnut size piece of red dough and of the same size of white dough.
Separately, roll each color piece on a lightly floured surface, into a 4 inch long rope.Place both the ropes side by side, gently press together, and twist the both ropes to form a spiral.
Similarly make other cookies also.
Place all the cookies on a greased baking tray.Leave space of about 2 inches between two cookies.
Shape each cookie into a cane shape by bending one end into a hook shape.
Preheat oven at 190 degrees C and place the tray in the oven. Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes or until set and the edges of the cookies just starting to brown.
Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool completely.
Makes about 30 cookies.
Now put a cookie at the center of a cupcake and serve.

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