Make memories with this Christmas candy cane cookies recipe! A sweet and simple activity sure to bring joy this season!
Thank you Laura Clark, for sharing this family favorite with us!
Candy Cane Cookies
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2½ cups flour
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- Red food coloring
- 1 egg
In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and shortening with an electric mixer. Add confectioners sugar and blend. Add egg, almond extract, and vanilla and mix until well blended. Measure the flour in a separate bowl and mix in salt. Slowly mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, scraping down the bowl as needed.
Divide the dough in half in 2 bowls. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one half of the dough. Mix in the food coloring until well blended and the color you desire. Cover both bowls with plastic wrap and allow the dough to chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator. Here is the part our children like the best, since it’s like rolling play dough: For each cookie, make a rope of plain dough and a rope of red dough; twist the two ropes together and shape into a candy cane.
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for about 9 minutes until lightly brown. Allow the cookies to cool on a cooling rack. Sprinkle with red sugar or confectioners sugar.
Unit Studies For Crunchy Cookies (and more kitchen science!)
Be sure to stop by and take a peak at our Crunchy Cookies and other Kitchen Science unit studies!
Kitchen science provides a fun way to capture a child’s interest, and this set of Download N Go™ studies is interactive and ready to use right now with your K-4th grade students!
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- Homeschool Science in the Kitchen (and Amanda’s favorite cookie recipe)
- Bountiful Bread
- Chocolate Challenge
- Nana’s Favorite Sugar Cookies Recipe
Be Encouraged in Your Homeschool!
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- What is a Unit Study?
- Unit Studies with Multiple Ages
- How Does this Method Compare to Others?
- Take the Tour: Learn About Unit Studies
Happy homeschooling,
