Candy Cane Sugar Cookies - A simple sugar cookie dough that's made in three colors then twisted into a pretty candy cane shape. Let me show you how easy these cookies are to make for your family.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and shortening. Then add the confectioners sugar, egg, and extracts.
Combine the flour and salt together in a separate bowl and then add it to the butter mixture. Blend on low speed until incorporated.
Divide the dough into 3 sections and add to 3 separate bowls.
Mix red food coloring into one, green into another, and leave one plain. Wrap dough separately in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for at least an hour.
How to Form the Candy Cane Shapes
Pull off a rounded teaspoon of two different colored doughs. Roll them into long ropes about 4 inches long on top of a floured surface.
Next, place the two ropes side by side and pinch them together at the top. Then twist the two colored doughs together and gently bend the top into a hook.
Place directly on cookie sheets that have been lined with Parchment Baking Sheets.
Finish making the candy canes alternating the colors till you have a baking sheet full of candy cane sugar cookies.
Bake in a preheated 375° for 10 minutes or until they are golden. You don't want to over bake the cookies as they will be dry.
Notes
The cookies will be very fragile so be careful when moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.