Candy Cane Cookies

Description

Recipe Courtesy Sandra Lee

• Show: FoodNetwork Specials
• Episode: All Star Holiday Cookies
• Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

• 1 box sugar cookie mix
• ½ stick butter, melted
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup softened cream cheese
• ½ cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for surface
• red food coloring
• 1½ teaspoons peppermint extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°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 ¼-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 rack to cool before serving.