Candy Cane Cookies

 I love how fun and complicated these cookies look! These cookies are very easy to make!!

Candy Cane Shape Cookies

1 cup salted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 tsp almond extract (or vanilla, or peppermint)
2-1/2 cups flour
Red Food Coloring
If Desired:
1/2 cup crushed candy cane
1/2 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350. Spray baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray. Cream together the butter and sugar; add the egg and extract. Still in the flour. Divide the dough in half and add drops of red food coloring to one half (stirring and then adding more drops until desired red coloration).
*Now, take a ball of the plain dough and a ball of the red dough. Roll each ball into a rope; now roll each rope together (enough so the two ropes become one). Now twist until it has the candy cane stripes. Place on the baking sheet and **shape into a candy cane. Repeat with the remaining dough. Bake for 10-15 minutes- until the bottom of the cookie is lightly brown.
*I suggest refrigerating the dough for half an hour to make the dough a little less sticky. 
**When you create the candy cane hook, the top of the hook may crack and wanna break, just carefully smooth it back together with your finger.
With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31