Description
Simple sugar cookies flavored with peppermint and 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 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Red food coloring
- White sanding sugar for coating
Instructions
- Beat the butter and sugar together until creamy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract; mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Divide the dough in half. Leave one half white.
- Add the peppermint extract and a few drops of red food coloring to the second half of the dough. Mix until the color is uniform.
- Wrap both dough halves in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Take small pieces of white dough and small pieces of red dough. Roll each piece into a rope about 4 inches long.
- Twist one red rope and one white rope together gently.
- Bend the twisted rope into a candy cane shape.
- Roll the shaped cookie in white sanding sugar.
- Place cookies on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
- 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 moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can use a stand mixer or a hand mixer for creaming the butter and sugar.
- Do not overmix the dough once the flour is added.
- If the dough is too sticky after chilling, let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes before shaping.
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 60
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 18
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 30
Keywords: Candy Cane Cookies, peppermint cookies, Christmas cookies, holiday baking, sugar cookies