Candy Cane Cookies recipe | Christmas cookies recipe with step by step pictures and instructions. Learn how to make cute candy cane cookies for Christmas. You can use any basic cookies recipe to make candy cane shaped cookies. I had tried these before for my daughter and the recipe was in my notes. When I was thinking what to do for Christmas first thing I thought is making these cookies. Kids will enjoy these cute looking candy cane.
Use the red color to get the look of candy cane. You can check my old pictures. This time I didn't have red color. Since I am going back to India next month I don't want to get any new things and want to empty my pantry. So used the orange coloring. You can skip the egg and make these as eggless version too. In that case use less flour. They actually use peppermint extract for candy cane cookies. I used the normal vanilla extract.
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Candy Cane Cookies recipe | Christmas cookies recipe
Ingredients
- Wheat flour 1 ¾ cup
- Powdered sugar ¾ cup
- Vanilla/peppermint extract 1 tsp
- Baking powder ¼ tsp
- Butter ½ cup
- Red food color few drops
- Salt a pinch
- Egg 1
Instructions
- Take butter and powdered sugar in a bowl
- Mix it with whisk or spoon till it is smooth and creamy
- Now add egg and vanilla extract
- Mix it nicely till everything is combined
- Now add the flour, baking soda and salt
- Mix together to form a dough
- Now divide the dough to two and add color to one the dough and knead them
- It will be soft so cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate them for couple of hours.
- Take the dough and make small balls of white and orange color
- Roll the dough with your hands to form a log
- Place two logs together and twist them like spiral.
- Shape them as candy cane. Repeat the same for rest of the dough
- Line the baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the cookies.
- Preheat the oven to 175°C for 10 minutes.
- Place the baking tray inside oven and bake in the same temperature for 15 minutes until it is crisp
- Remove from the oven immediately and cook it in wire rack
- Cute Candy Cane cookies are ready.
- Store them in air tight container.
Notes
How to make Candy Cane Cookies with step by step pictures
Take butter and powdered sugar in a bowl
Mix it with whisk or spoon till it is smooth and creamy. Now add egg and vanilla extract
Mix it nicely till everything is combined
Now add the flour, baking soda and salt
Mix together to form a dough
Now divide the dough to two and add color to one the dough and knead them
It will be soft so cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate them for couple of hours.
Take the dough and make small balls of white and orange color
Roll the dough with your hands to form a log
Place two logs together and twist them like spiral. Shape them as candy cane. Repeat the same for rest of the dough
Including the picture when I tried these cookies before
Line the baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the cookies.
Preheat the oven to 175°C for 10 minutes. Place the baking tray inside oven and bake in the same temperature for 15 minutes until it is crisp
Remove from the oven immediately and cook it in wire rack. Cute Candy Cane cookies are ready.
Store them in air tight container.
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