Divine Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

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   Cream butter, add sugar and beat again. Add in egg yolk and vanilla and peppermint extract and stir to combine.

2. 2

   Add in flour in 2 additions (meaning fist add half flour, stir well, then add the other half). Mix until you get a firm and smooth dough. Divide the dough into 2 balls. To one ball add a few drops of food coloring.

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   Wrap dough balls in plastic paper and refrigerate for about 30 min.

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   After 30 min, take a walnut sized piece of red (/pink) and a walnut sized piece of white dough and roll each color on a lightly floured surface into a 10-12 cm long rope. Place the 2 ropes side by side and gently twist them together pressing a bit to form a spiral. Shape by bending one end into a hook.

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   Line cookies on a baking paper about 2 cm apart from each other

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   Bake at 180 C for about 10 min or until the edges of the cookies start browning.

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   Let cookies cool down completely on a wire rack

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.