Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon red food coloring
• 0.5 cup peppermint candy canes, crushed
• 0.5 cup white sugar for decoration

Steps

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Beat butter, white sugar, and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in egg, vanilla, and peppermint extracts.
3. Combine flour and salt; stir into butter mixture until well blended.
4. Cover or wrap dough and chill for at least one hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Divide dough into halves. Color one half red by mixing in the food color.
6. Roll a small amount of each dough into a 2 inch long worm. Roll them together in a twisted rope and curve the end like a cane.
7. Place onto prepared cookie sheets.
8. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Mix crushed candy cane and remaining white sugar in a small bowl.
10. Roll hot cookies in sugar mixture. Let cookies cool and enjoy!