Description
Tender vanilla–peppermint sugar cookies shaped like candy canes with pretty red stripes and creamy white icing.
Ingredients
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- Unsalted butter (softened)
- Granulated sugar
- 1 Egg
- All-purpose flour
- Vanilla extract
- Peppermint extract (optional but classic)
- Red gel food coloring
- Powdered sugar (for icing)
- Milk or cream (for icing)
Instructions
- Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy; mix in egg, vanilla, and peppermint extract.
- Add flour and a pinch of salt; mix until a soft dough forms.
- Divide dough in half: tint one portion bright red, leave the other plain.
- Roll each color into thin ropes, twist together, and shape into candy cane curves.
- Bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes—edges should stay pale.
- For icing, whisk powdered sugar with a splash of milk to make a thick drizzle; pipe white stripes over the red.
- Dust lightly with powdered sugar for a frosty finish.
Notes
- Ensure butter is softened for easy creaming.
- Adjust peppermint extract to taste.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg