Candy Cane Cookies Recipe

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Candy Cane Cookies
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
74
Calories
Total time
24
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp almond flavoring or 3/4 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup white sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375º. Mix butter, sugar, egg and flavorings throughly.
  2. Add flour and salt, mix well.
  3. Shape dough into a disk and wrap with plastic wrap; chill for at least 2 hours or until easy to handle.
  4. Roll into 4 inch strips; place on baking sheet. Curve top down to form a handle or cane.
  5. Bake 9 minutes. While still warm, remove from pan and sprinkle with candy and sugar mixture.
  6. Dough may be divided in half and colored with 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring if desired. Roll each color into strips, place side-by-side, press together lightly and twist like a rope.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 73.52 Kcal (308 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.34g 8%
Cholesterol 18.1mg 6%
Sodium 68.03mg 3%
Potassium 8.99mg 0%
Total Carbs 5.73g 2%
Sugars 1.71g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.17g 1%
Protein 0.76g 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 3.3mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 406.87 Kcal (1703 kJ)
Calories from fat 265.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.54g 8%
Cholesterol 100.19mg 6%
Sodium 376.49mg 3%
Potassium 49.77mg 0%
Total Carbs 31.71g 2%
Sugars 9.45g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.94g 1%
Protein 4.19g 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0%
Calcium 18.4mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.9
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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