INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup margarine, butter, Crisco or butter Crisco
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring (optional – green)
DIRECTIONS
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine (or whatever), white sugar and powdered sugar. Beat in the egg and *vanilla extract. Combine the flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until well blended. Cover or wrap dough and chill for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets (or use parchment paper). Divide dough into halves. Color one half red by mixing in the food color (green for some too if you want). Roll a small amount of each dough about 3 inches long. Twist colors together like a rope and curve the end like a cane. Place onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven.
*If you like peppermint you can add peppermint extract, about a teaspoon in place of the vanilla.
I’m going to make these as part of my 12 days of treats… I may add the peppermint extract to the red stripe…we’ll see! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Yum! I copied down the Candy Cane recipe and plan to make those cookies soon! Even though my kids are grown-ups, I think they’ll love ’em.
How cute! These look fun to make and eat.
I haven’t had these in eons. They are always so much fun to make with kids.
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These are great cookies for kids. I remember them, too; such fun.
Oh, I loved these, too!!! Still do…grandma makes ’em every year still 🙂
nostalgic loved these as a kid, and haven’t seen them for years… great cookies and memories