Oh my word…your comments are killing me. I just love all the smack talk this giveaway is inducing :)
Well, we’ve made it to the last treat of the day. We had a little help with this one:
If you win, you might want to double-check your treats for drool ;)
Neither Mindy or I had tried this recipe before but we thought they would make a beautiful addition to the tray. I mean LOOK at this picture.
Adorable, no?
As we were making them we kept talking about how we never try recipes like this because it always seems too daunting, but “these aren’t as hard as I thought” and “this is actually kind of fun.”
And true, they didn’t look perfect before we put them in the oven but, “they’ll look better once they’re baked.”
Ummm….yeah…not so much…
We’ve decided they look like shrimp instead of candy canes. Cocktail sauce, anyone?
Candy Cane Twists
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/3 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup candy canes or peppermint candy, finely crushed
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
- Beat together powdered sugar, butter, egg, peppermint, and vanilla at medium speed until creamed.
- Reduce speed and add flour and salt.
- Divide dough in half.
- Stir candy into half of dough and beat food coloring into other half.
- For each cookie, roll 1 teaspoon of dough into 4 inch long rope.
- Place ropes beside each other and twist them together.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet and curve one end of cookie to make candy cane shape.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen cookies.
If you try this recipe and actually get it to look like that picture we will not be able to be friends because I will hate you and your Martha Stewart baking skills please share your secret :)
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I’ll be back for one more wrap up post…once I’ve cleaned my kitchen…
It might be awhile :)
12 comments:
I love the shrimp cookie, keep that in mind for when your kids want a Sponge Bob Squarepants Birthday!
I'm just wondering what the screwdrivers on the counter were for...
Also, the recipe says to roll one tsp of dough into a 4 inch long rope. If my visualizing is right, that would make a super-skinny rope. In the picture, I'm guessing yours are a bit thicker. Maybe that puffed them up a bit. Also, maybe chilled dough wouldn't spread so much? Like, make the shapes, put 'em on the pan, then stick it all in the fridge for a few minutes?
Either way, I think your puffy ones look tastier. I'm a fan of softer cookies anyway :)
I'm sure they taste amazing, which really is what it's all about. And, umm, what do screwdrivers do for cooking?
They make look like shrimp but I bet they taste delicious!
I have no explanation for the screwdrivers....funny I didn't notice them until you all mentioned them -- shows how observant I am :) I believe my husband left them there, probably after doing something handy??
And Sarah, we were totally eyeballing the 4 inches and I think we might have underestimated it a smidge :) And my mom had the same suggestion about chilling the dough -- you should make them and try that then tell me if it works :)
funny :) they do look like shrimp!
Lady....you are a machine. I can't believe you did all that PLUS posted like 6 times......crazy.
I was gone for a few hours at our christmas program... but I'm back... and your post had me rolling! I still can't stop laughing about the candy cane twists. I will have to take a stab at them too... just so I can laugh at my own result. I SO hope I get to eat on one of yours though... I still have a few more hours to post right? :D
~Kim
Everything looks so yummy! It sounds like so much fun too.
Blessings,
Amy
I like your puffier candy canes better. They make me feel better about the extra pudge I've acquired. I hate skinny candy canes. Really. Can't stand 'em. Nasty little skinny canes...
Still got a chuckle out of your 'shrimp' even a few hours later... just wanted you to know. (how much I want to eat one.)
~Kim
Can guys comment on this? Anything with powdered sugar and peppermint can't be too bad. We'll give this a try. (By the way, if I win the giveaway, don't send it. I don't eat things that are calorie-free; remember, I'm a guy.)
Tio Tomas
This was laugh out loud funny!! :D
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