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We got the nicest letter from Kim who inspired the publication of this recipe.

It works as the traditional candy cane cookie, as rather lame Star of David cookies for Hanukkah, or at any time of the year if you shape the long rolls of dough into letters - Nancy's family shapes their initials as a way to brand their personal cookies!

     Enjoy,
     Jane Marie

 

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Nancy's Candy Cane or (not too attractive) Star of David or Letter Cookies

Quantity - We have no idea how many cookies you will make since dough strip rolling is an inexact art.  The recipe can be doubled.

NOTE: Candy canes and Stars of David require a stiffer dough to hold their shapes.  If necessary, add extra flour and powdered sugar in equal proportions so your finished cookies retain their sweetness.

You'll need:

  • 1/2 cup butter (not margarine) - softened
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  •  1 1/4 cup powdered (10X) sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups flour, divided into two portions only if you are making traditional candy cane cookies
  • Dash salt
  • Food coloring (red for candy canes)
  • Extra powdered sugar

Cream the butter, shortening and powdered sugar, beating well.

Add the egg and flavorings, beating well.

Stir in the salt and whole wheat flour.

 

 Candy Cane Cookies only

Divide the dough in half.

Add 1 cup flour to the first portion of the dough, and set it aside  after beating well.

Add 1 cup flour and red food coloring to the other half of the dough, beating well.

Roll a skinny (finger-thin) strip of plain dough about 4" long.  Roll a skinny (finger-thin) strip of red dough about 4" long.

Twist the two strips around each other.

Bend the top to form the shape of a candy cane.

Bake about at 350° F for seven minutes on ungreased cookie sheets.

Remove the baked cookies from the cookie sheets to cooling racks and dust them with more powdered sugar.

 

Star of David Cookies only - These do not turn out very well, but they taste good.

Add the flour and yellow food coloring (to make golden stars).  (Blue food coloring reacts with the yellow of the butter to make a greenish, unappetizing cookie.)  Beat well. 

Roll a skinny (finger-thin) strip of plain dough about 8" long.  Make a triangle shape (you may have to piece the cookie together) and place it on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake about at 350° F for seven minutes on ungreased cookie sheets.

Remove the baked cookies from the cookie sheets to cooling racks and dust them with more powdered sugar.

 

Letter or Snake Cookies

Add the flour and food coloring of choice (yellow or green work well) to other ingredients, beating well.

Roll a skinny (finger-thin) strip of dough about 4" long and bend it into a shape.

Bake about at 350° F for seven minutes on ungreased cookie sheets.

Remove the baked cookies from the cookie sheets to cooling racks and dust them with more powdered sugar.

 

 

 

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