Name: Candy Cane Cookies I
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Butter - ½ cup; Shortening - ½ cup; Sifted confectioners' sugar - 1 cup; Egg - 1; Almond extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Sifted all-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Red food coloring - ½ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Candy Cane Cookies I

1. Butter ½ cup

2. Shortening ½ cup

3. Sifted confectioners' sugar 1 cup

4. Egg 1

5. Almond extract 1 ½ teaspoons

6. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

7. Sifted all-purpose flour 2 ½ cups

8. Salt 1 teaspoon

9. Red food coloring ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Candy Cane Cookies I

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Mix well the shortening and butter, sugar, egg, almond and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt and add to shortening mixture. Divide dough in half.

3 . Stage

Blend red food coloring into one half. Roll 1 teaspoon of the red dough and 1 teaspoon of the white dough on lightly floured board into 4 inch strips. Place strips side by side and press lightly together and twist like a rope. Curve top of rope down to look like the handle of a candy cane.

4 . Stage

Bake 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove while still warm. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup crushed peppermint stick candy and 1/2 cup sugar (optional).