alyssa's candy cane cookies
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My Granddaughter Alyssa has helped me make these since She was able to roll the dough. They have since been one of her Specialties. She Takes after Her Great Grandma Frohman; Me; and Her Father Aaron in the kitchen.
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yield
3 dozen
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
Ingredients For alyssa's candy cane cookies
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1 cshortening
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1egg
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1 cpowdered sugar
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1 1/2 tspalmond extract
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2 1/2 cflour
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspred food coloring drops
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1/2 ccrushed peppermint candies
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1/2 csugar
How To Make alyssa's candy cane cookies
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1Cream together the shortening, egg, sugar, almond extract and vanilla.
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2Stir in and blend well the flour and salt. Divide dough in half, add red food color to one portion and blend until no streaks remain. Roll 1 tsp of each color the thickness of a pencil, about 4 inches long. Use powdered sugar for rolling. Lay strips side by side and roll together, twist to make stripes alternate, shape into cane shape.
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3Bake, but do not brown. While hot from oven, sprinkle with following mixture. 1/2 cup each crushed peppermint candy and granulated sugar.
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4300 degrees
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