Holiday Bake Along – Needlework and Quilting!
The joy of creation can result from doing beautiful needlework, creating a lovely quilt or simply baking and cooking delicious treats for your loved ones!
Professionals from the Quilting and Needlework Industries have joined together to share their holiday memories, a glimpse into their businesses, and MANY irresistible recipes!
Please visit ILovetoBakeCookies.com and TheArmchairChef.com for more fabulous holiday creations!
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Needlework and Quilting Pros |
| ILoveToBake.com CANDY CANE COOKIES |
| My friend JoAnn has been helping me out by giving me her awesome recipes for years. This one is one from her family’s ‘Personal Favorites’ file, I think it will become your favorite too! |
| Ingredients |
| 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy (I use candy canes) 1/2 cup sugar |
| Step by Step |
| Preheat oven to 375 1) Thoroughly mix butter, shortening, confectioners’ sugar, egg and flavorings together. 2) Blend in flour and salt. 3) Divide dough in half, and add food color to one half, blending well. 4) Shape 1 teaspoon of dough from each half into a four inch rope, by rolling the dough back and forth on a lightly floured surface. 5) Place ropes side by side, press together lightly and twist to form candy cane. 6) Place cookies on an ungreased baking sheet, curving the top down to form the handle of the cane. 7) Bake about 9 minutes, or until set and lightly golden brown.  While cookies are baking, mix crushed peppermint candy and sugar.9) Sprinkle cookies with candy mixture as soon as you remove them from the oven. 10) Then remove from baking sheet to a rack to cool completely. 11) Serve and Enjoy!Makes about 4 dozen cookies. |
| Pat Sloan & Co. |
| Isn’t it true that making ‘stuff’ and eating go together? What a fun website this is!! Once you finish up your baking I hope you’ll come over to hang out with me at my blog. I chat about all kinds of things, from quilting, gardening, decorating and being inspired. Cruise my website and sign up for my email newsletter, that way you won’t miss a thing.website – http://www.QuiltersHome.com |
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