PEPPERMINT CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

These old-fashioned Candy Cane Christmas Cookies are so just darling for holiday baking! Red and white peppermint cookies dough, twisted into a sweet little candy cane shape. This recipe for candy cane cookies is just like the cookies I remember trying when I was a kid. They aren’t overly sweet, just a wonderful combination of vanilla and peppermint flavor. They go perfectly with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate!

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter at room temperature
• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of pure peppermint extract
• 3 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 teaspoon of red food coloring

For the glaze

• 1 cup of powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint extract
• 1-2 tablespoons of milk

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
2. Add egg, vanilla and peppermint extract, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
3. Reduce mixer speed and add flour and salt, mixing until well combined.
4. Divide dough in half.
5. In the bowl of the stand mixer, combine 1/2 the cookie dough with red food coloring.
6. Shape cookie dough into disc and cover tightly with plastic wrap.
7. Refrigerate one hour or up to overnight.
8. Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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