Jetts Candycane Cookies

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Ready In: 10 Minutes

Servings: 48

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Ingredients:

preheat oven to 375 degrees f

mix together thoroughly

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1 egg

1-1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon vanilla

sift together and stir in

2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt (***if using self rising flour - omit***)

divide dough into halves

1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

crushed peppermint candies

Directions:

1. Roll - 1 teaspoon each color dough into a strip about 4 inches long.
2. Place strips side by side, press lightly together and twist like a rope.
3. Place on ungreased cookie sheet
4. Curve top down to form handle of cane
5. Bake about 9 minutes or unti lightly browned.
6. Remove with spatula from cookie sheet while warm and sprinkle with a mixture of 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies and 1/2 cup sugar.
7. Makes about 4 dozen cookies
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9. -He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Proverbs 13:3
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