3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 lg. egg
1 tsp. peppermint extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 cup flour
red food coloring
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter & sugar. Add egg & beat well. Stir in peppermint & vanilla. Gradually mix in flour. Divide dough in half. Color 1/2 with food coloring. Roll out a tablespoon of red dough and a tablespoon of plain dough until they are 6 to 8 inches long. Twist them into candy canes, pinching the ends. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 8 - 10 min. until set but not brown. Makes about 25.
