Ingredients

1 box sugar cookie mix
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 egg
1/3 cup softened cream cheese
1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for surface
Red food coloring
1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325
degrees F.

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. Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired
shade of red is created. To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and
knead together. 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. For each cookie, carefully twist
some of the red and white 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.