Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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Candy Cane Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar , sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups flour , sifted
  • 1/2 tsp red food coloring
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Cream together butter and shortening, sifted sugar and vanilla until smooth.
  2. Fold in egg and beat together.
  3. Sift together flour and salt and add to mixture.
  4. Divide dough in half and blend food colouring into one half.
  5. Roll 1 teaspoons of each colour dough into 5 strips on a lightly floured board.
  6. Lay a red and a white strip side by side, press lightly together and roll and twist into rope form.
  7. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet with one end curved to form the handle.
  8. Bake in 375°F oven for 9 minutes or until lightly browned.
  9. While still hot sprinkle with mixture of peppermint candy and granulated sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5476.5 Kcal (22929 kJ)
Calories from fat 2481.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 275.73g 424%
Cholesterol 407.71mg 136%
Sodium 10745.16mg 448%
Potassium 834.85mg 18%
Total Carbs 712.53g 238%
Sugars 334.55g 1338%
Dietary Fiber 41.41g 166%
Protein 54.18g 108%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 24.5mg 136%
Calcium 1160.9mg 116%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 415.96 Kcal (1742 kJ)
Calories from fat 188.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.94g 424%
Cholesterol 30.97mg 136%
Sodium 816.13mg 448%
Potassium 63.41mg 18%
Total Carbs 54.12g 238%
Sugars 25.41g 1338%
Dietary Fiber 3.14g 166%
Protein 4.11g 108%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 38%
Iron 1.9mg 136%
Calcium 88.2mg 116%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 131.7
    Points
  • 150
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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