Candy Cane Cookies

Candy Cane Cookies                                                            Eula Ham

Ingredients:

½ c shortening

½ c butter

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1 egg

1 ½ tsp almond extract

1 tsp vanilla

2 ½ c flour

1 tsp salt

Instructions:

Cream shortening and sugar, add egg. Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Divide dough in half; tint one half red. Roll 1 tsp white and red dough; roll into 4” strips. Place strips side-by-side on baking sheet; press together lightly and twist together like a rope; curve the top down to form the handle of the cane. Bake a 375* for 9 minutes. Allow to cool on pan then remove with spatula being careful not to break the canes.

Frost with a powdered sugar icing and sprinkle with a mixture of crushed candy canes and sugar – ½ cup each.