Christmas cookies (mom)…candy canes

By duckieq

Ingredients

• 3 c flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 c shortening
• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla…. ( or almond extract)
• 1 t milk

Preparation

Step 1

1) sift flour, baking powder and salt together.

2) cream shortening and sugar til light and fluffy. add eggs 1 at a time, beating well each time. stir in vanilla and milk

3)add dry ingredients to wet and mix til well blended. wrap dough in wax paper and chill for at least 2 hours.

4) on lightly floured board, roll dough to 1/8" thick, cut out shapes of your choice.

5) bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes at 375. cool thoroughly on rack.

* to make candy canes: before chilling, divide dough i half and add red food coloring to one half of the dough and mix. when dough is chilled, roll each piece of dough into ropes about 1/2" thick. lay ropes next to each other and twist together, bend end to form canes and bake as described above.