Hi everyone, I hope your are all well. I am still out of town. All this snow is holding me here in Florida for the moment. I should be able to come back home by tomorrow. I have a flight scheduled for 10 am. Today I am going to give you a treat. I apologize for not making this post business related. I don’t have any of my blog subjects with me here on my laptop. I usually jot down blog ideas in to my desktop. I promise I will make it up to everyone this week.

With Christmas right around the corner I decided to post a fun recipe to make with the kids. I used to love making these with my aunt every year and I had even more fun eating them.

1 cup of butter or margarine

1 cup of powdered sugar

1 egg

2 teaspooons of vanilla or peppermint

2 1/2 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of salt

1/2 cup of finely crushed candy cane mixed with a 1/2 cup of sugar

1/2 teaspoon of red food coloring

1/2 teaspoon of green food coloring

Mix all ingredients, except candy cane/sugar mixture. Split dough into 3 equal portions. Color one portion of the dough red, one portion green and leave the last portion as is. Refrigerate the dough long enough the work with it easily, approx. 1 hour.

Remove dough from the refrigerator. Break off approx. 1 teaspoon of each color; 2 at a time and roll by hand into 4-5″ tubes. Twist the 2 pieces together and bend to form the candy cane. Sprinkle the top with the candy cane/sugar mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 6-9 minutes.

Remove gently from the cookie sheet. They break easily.

Enjoy.

Thanks for stopping by everyone!