Candy Cane Cookies

Recipe courtesy Nani Bertola

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (31)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(31)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
3 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 1 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
24 pieces round peppermint candy
1/4 cup sugar
Melted chocolate, for drizzling, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

In a mixer bowl or by hand, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in egg, almond extract, vanilla, and salt. Blend flour into mixture in several additions, beat until just combined.

Remove half the dough from the bowl. Blend red food coloring into the half remaining in the bowl until the coloring is even. Cover dough a kitchen towel to keep it from drying out as you work. Use a floured teaspoon to measure 1 teaspoon each of white and red dough for each cookie. Roll into 4-inch ropes on a lightly floured surface. Place a red and white rope side-by-side, press together lightly and twist to form a spiral. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Curve top down to form handle of a candy cane. Bake until set, about 9 minutes. While the cookies are baking, put peppermint candies in a resealable plastic bag and crush into small pieces with a rolling pin. Mix the candy with the sugar. Place cooling rack over shallow pan. Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheet and gently place onto cooling rack. Sprinkle with candy/sugar mixture.

Optional: Cool cookies, drizzle with melted chocolate, and add more candy mixture on top of chocolate.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Candy Cane Cookies
Valerie San Antonio, TX 12-11-2008
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All Time Favorite
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been making these for years. I don't always add the chocolate and peppermint candy. These are always a big hit with... children and adults.Read more
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Anonymous 12-22-2006
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What a disaster!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

My daughter was so excited to make this recipe and it was a disaster! Thank goodness we only made a few to see how they baked... up. But, in the end, we ended up throwing out the baked cookies and the unused dough. They were terrible. It was like eating nothing but a glob of baked flour. We tried to salvage the unused dough by adding more butter and granulated sugar but there was too much flour and confectioner's sugar in the original dough to eliminate the dry flour taste. It was a tremendous disappointment, especially when the recipe had a four star rating. My only thought is the previous raters didn't intend to eat the cookies. Maybe they used them as tree ornaments. So, if you want to eat what you bake, this recipe isn't for you.Read more
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Anonymous 12-18-2006
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Great Cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I make these every year and love the taste.
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Dawn Westerville, OH 12-16-2006
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Great cookies!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I think the flour calculation in this recipe is wrong - I had to add about a half to 3/4 cup more flour to make the dough... easy to handle. I also added a tablespoon of almond extract and instead of candy canes and sugar I only added sugar. The taste and the texture was incredible, and once you get the hang of making the actual "canes" it is really fun.Read more
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Kelly Clifton, VA 09-20-2006
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Always a hit!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These cookies are so fun/easy to make! The almond extract keeps them being overly sweet and the kids next door fight over... who gets to take them to school!Read more
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Anonymous 11-06-2005
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Festive, Tasty, Pretty!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't have any trouble with this dough. My cookies turned out beautiful and tasted great! I did use the chocolate drizzle... and I think it added to the beauty of the cookie. It's a keeper for me!Read more