this has been a family favorite for over 45 years.
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Stir and Drop Sugar Cookies
Recipe By :Nancy
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Drop
Formed
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 eggs
2/3 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
Beat eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar together.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture. (Dough will be soft).
Drop by teaspoons 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press cookies flat with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
Bake 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Remove immediately from cookie sheets.
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Candy Cane Cookies
Recipe By :The Daily Recipe
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons almond flavoring
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy -- optional
sugar -- optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix well the shortening and butter, sugar, egg, almond and vanilla.
In separate bowl, mix flour, salt and add to shortening mixture.
Divide dough in half. Blend red food coloring into one half.
Roll 1 teaspoonful of the red dough and 1 teaspoonful of the white dough on lightly floured board into 4" strips. Place strips side by side and press tightly together and twist like a rope. Curve the top of rope down to look like the handle of a candy cane.
Bake 9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove while still warm. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup crushed peppermint stick candy and 1/2 cup sugar, if desired.
NOTES : I would use peppermint extract instead of almond.
Make one cookie at a time. If the dough of one color is shaped first, the little rolls become too dry to twist.
