Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup Red Hots, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Red food coloring, optional
• 2 tablespoons coarse sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
2. Divide dough in half. Mix Red Hots and cinnamon into one half; tint with food coloring if desired. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoons plain dough into a 4-1/2-in. rope. Shape 1-1/2 teaspoons red dough into a 4-1/2-in. rope.
3. On an ungreased
4. , place ropes side by side; press together lightly and twist. Curve top of each cookie down to form handle of cane. Repeat with remaining plain and red dough, placing 2 in. apart on
5. . Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
6. Bake 7-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool.

butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, salt, red hots, ground cinnamon, red food coloring, coarse sugar

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cinnamon-candy-cane-cookies/ (may not work)