Little candy canes
Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:27 PM
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Makes about 40
Easy
Total time: 30 mins
+ chilling
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Christmas isn't complete without candy canes. These little cookie candy canes make great stylish, edible presents for friends or family around Christmas time
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Make these candy canes for an edible Christmas decoration, then check out our marron glacé, peppermint creams, candied orange peel, Turkish delight and more Christmas sweets recipes.
Ingredients
Nutrition
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200g unsalted butter
at room temperature
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150g caster sugar
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2 tsp vanilla extract
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1 egg
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300g plain flour
sifted
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red food colouring
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal80
- fat4.4g
- saturates2.7g
- carbs9.9g
- fibre0.2g
- protein0.9g
- salt0.01g
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Method
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step 1
Cream the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer, or use a large bowl with a hand-held electric beater. Beat in the vanilla and egg, then add the flour. Beat until smooth, remove from the bowl, halve and blend one half with red food colouring, adding until you get the depth of colour you want. Wrap with clingfilm and chill for about 40 minutes until firm. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
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step 2
Roll both doughs out to 5mm thick. Cut into ½ cm strips and chill for 5-10 minutes until slightly firm. Take one of each colour, then press on top of each other. Press the ends together then carefully twist and roll them so they become a smooth rope. Shape into a candy cane and put on a baking sheet lined with baking paper (you might need to chill the dough between rollings if it gets too soft). Chill for 10 minutes then bake for 8 minutes. Cool on a baking rack.
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