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                   LIZ'S CHRISTMAS CANDY CANE COOKIES

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Serving Size  : 30   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies                          Holiday

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1       c            Butter
  1       c            Powdered sugar
  1                    Egg
  1       t            Peppermint extract
  1       t            Vanilla extract
  2 1/2   c            All-purpose flour
  1       t            Salt
    1/2   ts           Red food coloring

 Mix together butter, sugar, egg, and extracts
 thoroughly. Stir in sifted flour and salt.  Divide
 dough in half. Blend red food coloring into one half
 of the dough. Cover the two pieces of dough and
 refrigerate for 4 hours. Preheat oven to 375-degrees.
 For each cookie, roll 1 teaspoon of dough from each
 half back and forth on lightly floured surface into 4"
 rope.  Place 1 red and 1 white rope side by side;
 press together lightly and twist. Place on ungreased
 cookie sheet and curve down top of rope to form handle
 of cane. Bake 9 minutes. Watch closely, as they have a
 tendanacy to brown quickly.
  Posted on Prodigy DESSERTS & SWEETS on 12/01  8:13 AM
 by LIZ JONES (VXRF36B)



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