Cindi's Candy Cane Cookies

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1/2 cup candy cane, finely crushed
• 1/2 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix the finely crushed candy cane and the sugar together.set aside.
• 2 mix the first 6 ingredients together.
• 3 split dough into equal portions.
• 4 mix one portion of the dough with the red food coloring.
• 5 refrigerate the dough long enough to be able to easily work with it.
• 6 break off one piece (approximately 1 teaspoon of each color) and roll by hand into 4 to 5 inch tubes.
• 7 twist the two colors together and bend forming a candy cane.
• 8 sprinkle the top with the candy cane/sugar mixture.
• 9 bake at 350 f for 6-9 minutes.
• 10 let cool.
• 11 be careful when removing from the cookie sheet, they will break easily.