CANDY CANE COOKIES ALLRECIPES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla extract. beat until smooth. Mix in flour and salt.
• Roll into 4 inch strips, place on baking sheet. Curve top down to form handle of cane.
• Bake in preheated oven for 9 to 10 minutes. While still warm, remove from pan and sprinkle with candy and sugar mixture.

Steps:

• Beat butter and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until creamy; stir vanilla extract into butter mixture. Gradually beat flour into mixture to make a smooth dough. Stir pecans into dough; refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, 3 to 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove to cool on wire racks.
• Place crushed peppermints into a shallow bowl. Microwave confectioners' coating in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds; stir. Continue heating in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until coating is warm and smooth. Dip tops of cooled cookies in coating, then press into crushed candy. Set cookies aside to let coating set.