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Christmas Candy Cane Cookies
Classic Christmas Candy Cane Cookies in glorious red and green stripes! It's not Christmas in our house until we bake a batch!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Fridge Time
4 hrs
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 115 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red / green food colouring
Instructions
- Stir sugar, butter,milk,vanilla,peppermint extract and egg in large bowl
- Mix flour, baking powder and salt, mix into butter mixture.
- Divide dough into half. mix red food coloring into one half and green into the other.
- Refrigerate for over 4 hours.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- For each candy cane, shape one rounded teaspoon of dough from each half. Roll each into a 4 inch rope.
- Place one red and one green rope side by side and press lightly together and twist.
- Place on a pan lined with parchment paper and curve the top to shape into a cane.
- Bake 9-12 minutes until lightly brown.
- Remove from cookie sheet to cool.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
115kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
64mg
(3%)
Potassium
34mg
(1%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
170IU
(3%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 115
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 115kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 64mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 170IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.