Name: Candy Cane Cookies III
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Margarine - 1 cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar - ½ cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Peppermint extract - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Red food coloring - ½ teaspoon; Peppermint candy canes, crushed - ½ cup; White sugar for decoration - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Candy Cane Cookies III

1. Margarine 1 cup

2. White sugar ½ cup

3. Confectioners' sugar ½ cup

4. Egg 1

5. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

6. Peppermint extract ½ teaspoon

7. All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Red food coloring ½ teaspoon

10. Peppermint candy canes, crushed ½ cup

11. White sugar for decoration ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Candy Cane Cookies III

1 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and confectioners' sugar. Beat in the egg, vanilla and peppermint extracts. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Cover or wrap dough and chill for at least one hour.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Divide dough into halves. Color one half red by mixing in the food color. Roll a small amount of each dough into a 2 inch long worm. Roll them together in a twisted rope and curve the end like a cane. Place onto prepared cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. In a small bowl, mix together the crushed candy cane and remaining white sugar. Roll hot cookies in the sugar mixture.