Ingredients
Scale
- 1 batch Sugar Cookie Dough, recipe above
- Red food coloring
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°.
- Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls. Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created.
- To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together.
- On a floured work surface, shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into 1/4-inch-wide ropes, each about 6 inches long. For each cookie, carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane.
- Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool before serving.
Notes
If making cookies into ornaments, place a small hole with a toothpick or like item inside edge of cookie for hanging ribbon while cookie is still hot.