Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

• 1 c. Shortening (or possibly margarine)
• 1 c. Sifted confectioners sugar
• 1 x Egg
• 1 1/2 tsp Almond extract
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 2 1/2 c. Gold medal wondra flour (cake flour)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Red food coloring Granulated sugar

1. My Aunt made these and they are one of my favorite Christmas cookies.
2. They are delicate in flavor and usually a real winner.
3. Preheat oven to 375F.
4. Mix first 5 ingredients together.
5. Sift flour and salt together.
6. Stir 1/2 of flour mix into shortening mix.
7. Work remaining flour into mix with hands till the dough holds together.
8. Divide dough in half.
9. Mix 1/2 of dough with red food coloring.
10. Healthy pinch off a bit of white dough and roll into a long cigarette, healthy pinch off a bit of red dough and roll into a long cigarette.
11. Twist white and red dough together, place on cookie sheet and bend into a candy cane shape.
12. Bake 9 min.
13. Remove from oven and dust with granulated sugar.
14. The first time you make them watch the time as your cookies might be larger or possibly smaller than mine
15. /COOKIES

shortening, confectioners sugar, egg, vanilla, wondra flour, salt, red food coloring

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/candy-cane-cookies-98815 (may not work)