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Passion for Spices™ Gift of Cooking for You and Yours This Holiday Season

This holiday season please share the gift of cooking for your loved ones. Passion for Spices is offering a wide variety for kids and adults, showcasing food and culture from around the world. This season, we invite everyone to come and cook together, and enjoy a culinary journey!

Grandma’s Candy Cane Cookies

Procedure:

  1. Beat butter, sugar and egg until light. Add extracts.

  2. Combine flour and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture, and continue beating just until combined.

  3. Divide dough in half.

  4. Wrap each half in waxed paper, chill at least 1 hour.

  5. Preheat oven to 325F. 

  6. On lightly flour surface, roll each piece into 5” long rope. Place ropes side by side on cookie sheet; carefully twist together, shape to form candy cane.

  7. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake 9-10 minute or until golden brown at the edges.

  8. Meanwhile, combine crushed candy and sugar. Remove cookies from oven, while on cookie sheet. Brush with icing sprinkle with candy-sugar mixture.

  9. Remove to wire racks to cool. Makes 3 dozen candy canes (Freeze up to 3 months.)

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened 
1 tsp vanilla 
¾ tsp peppermint extract
1 cup confectioners’ sugar 
2 ½ cups flour
1 egg
½ tsp salt

For the Topping:
½ cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes
¼ cup sugar 
1 egg white

 

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Happy Holidays from the Passion For Spices Team!