Description
A simple recipe for festive, peppermint-flavored cookies shaped like candy canes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red food coloring
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and granulated sugar until creamy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half. Mix the peppermint extract into one half.
- Add a few drops of red food coloring to the second half of the dough and mix until the color is uniform.
- Take a small piece of the white dough and a small piece of the red dough. Roll each piece into a rope about 4 inches long.
- Twist the red and white ropes together gently. Bend one end of the twisted rope to form the hook shape of a candy cane.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets, leaving space between them.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- For a stronger peppermint flavor, you can increase the peppermint extract to 1/2 teaspoon.
- If the dough is too sticky to handle, chill it for 15 minutes before shaping.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 45
- Fat: 7
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 25
Keywords: Candy Cane Cookies, peppermint cookies, Christmas cookies, holiday baking, sugar cookies