1/2 cup shortening
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup peppermint candy (crushed)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
Mix together butter, shortening, powdered sugar, egg, almond and vanilla extracts. Add flour, salt, sugar, and candy.
Divide dough into two halves. Add food coloring to one half.
Roll dough into snakes.
Intertwine the two colors.
Shape to look like candy canes.
Bake at 375 until light dough begins to brown.
I think they usually keep a better shape than this, but we've got some funky weather today.
