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    Candy Cane Twists


    Source of Recipe


    Mom (Lolly)


    Recipe Introduction


    These are Christmas cookies that look like Candy Canes. Mom use to let us do the twisting and cane shaping.


    List of Ingredients


    • 3 1/4 Cup Sifted All Purpose Flour
    • 4 tsp Baking Powder
    • 1 Tsp Salt
    • 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Butter
    • 1 1/4 Sugar
    • 1 Egg
    • 1/2 tsp vanilla
    • 1/4 Cup Milk
    • Red Food Coloring


    Instructions


    1. Measure flour, baking powder and salt into a sifter.
    2. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy in a large bowl.
    3. Beat in egg and vanilla
    4. Sift in dry ingredients, a third at a time, adding alternately with milk, stir well until blended.
    5. Spoon half of dough into medium size bowl. Blend in a few drops of red food color to pink or light red. Leave the other half plain.
    6. Pinch off a a teaspoonful each of red and white dough at a time.Roll each into a strip about 4 or 5 inches long on a LIGHTLY floured board.
    7. Place the strips side by side and press the ends together. Then twist into a rope.
    8. You can shape into candy canes or circles. Place on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
    9. Bake in moderate oven 350 for 10 minutes or until firm.
    10. Remove carefully from sheets and cool on wire racks.


    Final Comments


    This should make about 5 dozen, unless you make larger.
 

 

 

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