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Candy cane cookies

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Ingredients

  • 1 box sugar biscuit mix
  • 60g butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • 120g softened cream cheese
  • 70g plain flour, plus additional for surface
  • Red food colouring
  • 1 1/2 tsp peppermint essence

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Candy cane cookies

1) Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3. In a bowl, combine the sugar biscuit mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese and plain flour; mix together to form dough. Separate the dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls.

2) Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, Technique: Kneading A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook. I know this Teach me, please kneading together until the desired shade of red is created. To the second bowl of uncoloured dough, add peppermint essence and Technique: Kneading A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook. I know this Teach me, please knead together.

3) On a plain floured work surface, shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into 0.5cm-wide ropes, each about 13cm long.

4) For each biscuit, carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane. Spread the candy canes out on baking sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool before serving.