Candy Cane Cookies I

Name: Candy Cane Cookies I
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 0.5 cup butter; 0.5 cup shortening; 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 egg; 1.5 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon red food coloring

Recipe by Dolores White from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

12 servings

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0.5 cup butter
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0.5 cup shortening
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1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
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1 egg
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1.5 teaspoons almond extract

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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon red food coloring

Instructions

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