Candy Cane Christmas Butter Cookies

• Ingredients
• 1 bag of Candy Cane Kiss Candies - unwrapped
• 1 stick - 1/2 C butter - softened (should yield slightly to pressure, but not be room temperature soft)
• 1 C granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 tsp pure vanilla bean paste
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 2 C all purpose flour (sifted or spooned into measuring cups - not packed)
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 tsp salt
• 2 TBSP milk
• Red and Green Sugar Crystals

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
2. Unwrap the kisses and try not to eat them all - this is a great project for the kids
3. Cream together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla and almond extract
4. Sift flour and measure out 2 C
5. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt
6. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk to the creamed butter mixture - blend well.
7. Roll dough into 1- inch balls
8. Roll some of the balls in the red sugar and some in the green sugar (this is a really fun job for the kids)
9. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet (or greased cookie sheet) and bake roughly 7 - 9 minutes. They will not look done, but do NOT overbake!
10. Lightly place a candy cane kiss onto the center of each cookie.
11. Take the cookies off the cookie sheet and transfer to a wire baking rack until cool.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/candy-cane-christmas-butter-cookies-51362421 (may not work)