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Candy Cane Cookies




Source of Recipe


soulmatescka/Sandra Lee/Semi-Homemade Cooking/Food Network






List of Ingredients



• 1 box sugar cookie mix
  
• 1/2 stick butter, melted
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1/3 cup softened cream cheese
  
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for work surface
  
• Red food coloring
  
• 1-1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
   
2. In a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour; mix together to form dough
   
3. Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls.
   
4. Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created.
   
5. To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together.
   
6. On a floured work surface, shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into 1/4-inch-wide ropes, each about 6 inches long.
   
7. For each cookie, carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane.
   
8. Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
   
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool before serving.