Description
Delightful, festive Candy Cane Cookies featuring a soft, chewy texture and a refreshing minty flavor, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Red food coloring (optional)
- Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually blend into the wet mixture.
- Divide dough in half; tint one half with red food coloring.
- Roll 6-inch ropes of each color and twist them together to shape into candy canes.
- Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow to cool before transferring to a wire rack and dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
For vegan, replace butter with margarine and for gluten-free, use gluten-free flour blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg