Candy Cane Sugar Cookies

**captclearance** · 11-26-2002, 10:21 AM

* 1/2 cup shortening
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 1 egg
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 cups flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 3 Tablespoon milk

Combine shortening and sugar until well blended. Add egg. Add vanilla.
Mix dry ingredients and add alternately with milk. Divide dough and
color one-half red. Cover and chill dough for several hours or days.

Using small portions (in order to keep the dough chilled), roll small
amount of each color into a ball. On clean surface, roll into thin
strips about 5 inches long. Lay side by side, twist, roll in sugar and
place in cane shape on ungreased cookie sheet. Do not let cookie brown.
Cool on wire rack.

Bake -- 375 for app. 12 minutes.