Candy Cane Cookies - Sandra Lee

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) box sugar cookie mix
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for surface
• red food coloring
• 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 in a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour; mix together to form dough. separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls.
• 3 add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created.
• 4 to second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together.
• 5 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.
• 6 for each cookie, carefully twist some of the red and ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane. spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. transfer to a rack to cool before serving.