Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
This is my favorite, go-to sugar cookie recipe because it bakes up light, buttery cookies that are lightly almond scented and hold their shape when they bake. Now, you could use this dough, un-tinted for decorating purposes but I thought it’d be fun to twist them into candy canes.
httpv://youtu.be/fzV3iHlOg9s
Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
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Author: The Squishy Monster
Serves: 2-3 Dozen
Ingredients
- 1½ c unbleached flour
- 1 ts baking powder
- ¼ ts fine salt
- 1 stick soft unsalted butter
- ¼ c brown sugar
- ¼ c white sugar
- 1½ ts almond extract {vanilla or peppermint}
- 1 room temperature egg
- 1 tb red food color {in half the dough}
Instructions
- In the first bowl, sift together all the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In the second bowl, cream together all the wet ingredients: butter and sugars.
- Add the extract and egg.
- Divide the dough evenly and add the red color to half the dough.
- Gather it in some plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Tear off even strips from the white and red dough and roll into ropes with the palm of your hands {the warmth will help them be more pliable}.
- Push the two ropes together and twist, making a crook at the neck to create the candy cane shape.
- Chill the shaped cookies for 15-20 minutes if you want cookies that don’t spread too much but bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes if you don’t mind them being a bit puffy.
Notes
Does not include chilling time.
Love,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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Your candy cane cookies look so festive, Angie.
The video doesn’t work for me…it says it’s a private video.
oooooooo Angela! Candy Cane Sugar Cookies! oh how festive!!! They would go perfectly with my morning coffee:) Candy Cane Day is just around the corner. I better pin these:) Thanks for sharing, Angela…
These cookies sound fab – and look so delightful!
COLORFUL! Festive, sexy! DELICIOUS looking Angie! Thanks for sharing this recipe! Have a great day!!
What a lovely cute sweet treat! Thumbs up for the excellent video! (What a sexy dress!).
yummy cookies. i try to make a sort of peppermint bark cookie or brownie. i don”t have any holiday recipes only basic cookie ones. so i may have to steal some of ur recipes. hahahaha
These are so cute!!
Thanks, Jo!
Don’t mind if you do, Brain =) Happy weekend ^^
Thanks, Sissi!
Thanks, Les. Hope yours is great!
Thanks, Shashi. I hope you’ve been enjoying your weekend!
I had no idea, thanks for the heads up…have a great one, Louise!
It was a bit screwy but it’s been fixed, thanks for letting me know, Angie! I hope you’re having a great weekend!!
Oh my goodness!! These look so yummy!!!
These are cute and fun to make!
Adorable candy cane cookies! Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season. BAM
This is going on my to do list!
Girl, these are so cute, love braided color cookies! Great job!
I just bought a ton of Christmas themed cookies and are gorging myself on them.
Yours however, are probably a lot healthier.
At least you’re in the holiday spirit. It’s what counts =)
Thanks, Pam!
Hooray!
Happy Holidays, Bam!
Thanks ^^
Thanks, Cailee!
I tried to make these once and they were a huge pink mess!
What a good idea, these cookies look so cute
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Thank you so much =)
Chilling the dough before and after shaping helps a great deal and hope you’ll try this recipe =)