Anyone who knows me knows I love cookbooks. I have a moderate sized collection. Ha! Who am I kidding! Ok, if we are being honest hear I have a 5 shelf bookshelf over filled with them, a box of seasonal in the basement, and cookbooks scattered all throughout the house! Even with such a great collection there are those cookbooks that are my go to cookbooks.
Take for instance my very favorite, Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book
So when Christmas cookie season comes around, I take out my seasonal cookbooks, my special Christmas magazines, and of course my Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book
These cookies are like a soft, buttery, almond flavored shortbread. I also love how the recipe uses standard pantry staples. And the candy cane twists are so kid friendly! I don’t blame the vintage image in the Cooky Book for catching my Carter’s eye. Thank you my dear Carter for finding a new favorite recipe to add to my Christmas cookie list. 🙂
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp salt
- red food coloring (I use gel)
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Cream together butter, shortening and powdered sugar. Add egg and extracts and beat till well combined. Add flour and salt and beat well.
- Divide dough in half. Leaving 1 half plain and to the other half add red food coloring. I used about 15-20 drops of red gel coloring (I added 1 drop of blue to help make a true red).
- Using a mini cookie scoop, scoop 1 ball of red and 1 ball of plain dough. Roll each ball into a log. Push the 2 logs against each other and gently roll together to seal. Twist the red and white log to make candy cane swirls.
- Place 2" apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet and curve dough to make the candy cane hook.
- Bake for 9 minutes until dough is set and barely starting to turn golden on edges (more so turning slight golden just on bottom of cookie).
- If you need to chill the dough to make cookies later, just remove chilled dough from the refrigerator about 1 hour before making cookies to soften.
- Once cooled these freeze beautifully! I made at the beginning of the month and have pulled them out of the freezer for events as needed. 🙂
How delicious and they look amazing!!! I tried making these the other day with my girls…oh well. no comment, lol. They tasted ok but were not worth taking a picture of! These look so good!!!
These are cute. I’m making cookies next week with the kids…I’ll give these a try! Thanksfor sharing!
Hello Jennifer! So nice to see you joining the hop again, you have been missed. These cookies are fantastic, pinned and featured on google plus and facebook. Hugs!
Your Candy Cane Cookies look fantastic! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday. I sure appreciate you!
Miz Helen
Love the Betty Crocker Cookie Book!! I have my Gram’s copy & love that I am making recipes for my family that she made too!!
Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!