Description
Festive candy cane-shaped cookies with a delightful mix of vanilla and peppermint flavors, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar together until smooth.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract; mix well until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half and tint one half with red gel food coloring.
- Roll out small pieces of each color into long, thin ropes.
- Twist one white rope and one red rope together to form a candy cane shape.
- Place the candy cane shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until set.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Notes
For a stronger peppermint flavor, add a bit more peppermint extract. You can also sprinkle crushed candy canes on top before baking for extra crunch.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg