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Retro Betty Crocker Candy Cane Cookies
How to make delicious Candy Cane Cookies! These cookies have been around forever and are a classic Christmas cookie!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
32 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 173 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 food coloring into one half.
- 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 white 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 froom cookie sheet to cool.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
173kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
97mg
(4%)
Potassium
52mg
(1%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
255IU
(5%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 173kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 97mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 52mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 255IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.