Okay, I know…your first thought is that my candy cane cookies are a tad chubby.
And yes, I’d be the first to agree…haha! BUT they were delicious!
Anyway…by the time Thanksgiving rolls around each year, I’m pretty much a baking fool. I love baking and once December arrives…it’s game time for cookie making (and cookie gifting!)!
This past weekend, I headed out to our local Publix to pick up all of my baking supplies (snag some sweet Betty Crocker coupons here) and couldn’t wait to get started! Now, in years past, I’ve had a ton of time to devote to cookie creations but this year is different = a three year old and a super clingy baby occupy most of my time. So finding a quick recipe that delicious and simple is what I’m all about!
I had visited the Betty Crocker site and found some great recipe ideas and chose the candy cane sugar cookies. I got Mabel settled in our family room watching one of her favorite movies, Millie went down for a nap and then it was baking time!
Here’s the easiest breakdown as possible:
Easy Candy Cane Sugar Cookies {Giveaway}
Ingredients
- Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix 1 egg + 1 softened stick of butter
- Red food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Mix sugar cookie mix with egg and softened stick of butter until well blended.
- Divide batter into two parts, placing each in its own bowl.
- Take red food coloring and add drops to one half of the batter until reaching the desired red color.
- Then take a teaspoon of white batter and roll it out into a snake as Mabel calls it, ha! It should be about 4-5 inches long. Do the same with a teaspoon of red dough.
- Now gently twist the two strands together and lay in the shape of a candy cane on an ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly flatten the cookie with your finger (but be aware, if you flatten them too much, they'll be chubby candy cane cookies like mine!).
- Repeat until you use up all your dough.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes.
- Pull out of oven, let sit for a minute and then move cookies to a wire rack to cool.
This recipe makes a ton of cookies and we decided to share the love. We packed up some extra cookies in some spare Ziploc containers (I’m a nerd and keep extras in the kitchen at all times since I never know when I’m going to need them) and sent them to work with my husband to help spread a little holiday cheer with his coworkers.
And guess what…I got all of this baking done all before Millie woke up from her nap! Yes!
I just have to figure out what type of cookie I’m going to bake this weekend!
Are you in the baking mood? Well I’m giving away $10 via Paypal for you to buy some Betty Crocker baking goodies…or well, anything $10 will get you! 😉
My favorite type of cookie is white chocolate chip!(:
No bake cookies!
Chocolate chip cookies, right out of the oven!
I love Mexican Wedding Cookies (also called Russian Tea Cookies).
I love white chocolate coconut almond cookies that are chewy 🙂
I love Gingerbread men.
I love snickerdoodles!
My favorite cookies are chocolate chip!
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These cookies look like a lot of fun to make! I’m usually busy with my 7, 4, and almost two year old to get too creative so i sometimes resort to my favorite of white chocolate chip cookies, but I think this would be fun for them to help me do. Thanks for the great idea.
I love chocolate chip cookies!
I love Snicker Doodle Cookies.
What a creative idea! Thank you!
I like holiday tree pops!
I love the classics – chocolate chip cookies all the way!
No bake!
I like any cookie, honestly, but my favorites are ginger snaps.
Omg I’m in love with cinnamon raisin oatmeal cookies lately!
Favourite cookie would be chocolate chip.
Chocolate Chip Cookies are my very favorite!
I love oatmeal raisin cookies.
My favorite cookie is a sugar cookie with icing.
Chocolate Chocolate Chip. 🙂