For Christmas! Candy Cane Cookies

1. 1

   Put the flour, corn starch and salt into a bowl.

2. 2

   Mix evenly with a whisk.

3. 3

   Prepare another bowl to add room temperature butter.

4. 4

   Mix until creamy texture.

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   Add the powdered sugar into step 2's bowl to mix in.

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   Then add the vanilla extract.

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   Add step 1's flours into the bowl.

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   Mix well with a spatula until no longer floury, and mix together.

9. 9

   Divide the dough into half, and put one dough into a bowl.

10. 10

    Pour the food coloring in the centre of the dough.

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    Mix it evenly by folding the dough.

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    Wrap each dough with plastic wrap, and rest in a fridge for 30 min to 1 hour.

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    Preheat the oven to 175C.

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    Take 5 g of each dough, and roll each piece into about 10 cm long sticks.

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    Place 2 colors of sticks to put together.

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    Twist the sticks, and bend one edge to shape into a candy cane.

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    Line the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

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    If it's difficult to twist, then make 2 colors of 5 cm length sticks like step 7, and combine them like the photo of step 7.

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    Twist and roll it out to make one stick.

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    Then shape it into to a candy cane.

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    Bake for 12-14 minutes in the preheated oven.

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    The left cookie is the one made by twisting it, and the right cookie is the one made using step 10.

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    These are 3 colors version with green food colouring.

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    When making 3 colours, take 4 g each and roll into stick shape, line them all together to twist.

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    It's a bit hard to show 3 colours evenly, but it's cute anyway!

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.