Taste of Home Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies

 Christmas is coming!

Christmas is coming!

Christmas is coming!

 Now that you know Christmas is coming, I'll share with you

a Taste of Home cookie recipe that I truly fell in love with.

I am not one that likes to put a lot of effort into a recipe,

especially cookies.

But when I ran across this recipe in the new Taste of Home

Special Edition Best Loved Cookies and Candies,

I knew that my negative thoughts on effort needed to be

thrown out the window.....

I even went a step further and dipped the ends in white chocolate,

and even sprinkled them with Christmas sprinkles.

For some reason Taste of Home boosted my mood for 

the holidays.

I'm usually known as the Grinch.  

This is definitely one great cookie and worth all

the twisted effort....

Cinnamon Candy Cane Cookies

1 c. butter, soft

1 c. confectioners' sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. red-hot candies, crushed

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Red food coloring

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Divide dough in half. Mix red-hots and cinnamon into one half; tint with food coloring if desired.

Shape 1 1/2 tsp. plain dough into a 4 1/2 in. rope. Shape 1 1/2 tsp. red dough into a 4 1/2 in. rope. On an ungreased baking sheet, place ropes side by side; press together lightly and twist. Curve top of each cookie down to form handle of cane. Repeat with remaining plain and red dough, placing 2 in. apart on baking sheets. 

Bake at 375 degrees F. 7-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. 

Melt four blocks of white chocolate in a double boiler over low heat. Once chocolate is melted and cookies are completely cool, dip the uncurved end of the cane cookie in the chocolate. Sprinkle with Christmas candy sprinkles. Allow to dry on waxed paper and store in an airtight container.

This recipe is linked to:
Foodie Friends Friday Daily Dish
Weekend Potluck ~ The Better Baker

Taste of Home Giveaway

It is time for the most awesome giveaway ever.....

I think so anyway.

Taste of Home was kind enough to contact me and ask

me to provide a giveaway for them.

This giveaway consists of three special addition

Taste of Home holiday magazines.

Of course, I jumped on the offer....

Wouldn't you?

These magazines are amazing!

Well, TASTE OF HOME is amazing,

I'm sure....I know....I promise....guaranteed....

Let me tell you a little about each one of these magazines.

The Cookies and Candies magazine is full of just that,

Cookies & Candies

It even has a special addition Werther's Original section.

Two pages of Werther's recipes:

Caramel Apples

Candy Apple Cheesecake

Cookie Caramel Apples

Caramel Peanut Brittle

I can't wait to try the Caramel Peanut Brittle for the Christmas Holiday.

I made these Candy Cane Cookies as soon as I received 

the magazines to review.

This recipe can be found on page 49 of the Cookies & Candy magazine.

I took them up another notch and dipped the ends in white chocolate,

and sprinkled them with sprinkles.

 The Food Gifts Magazine is perfect for Christmas coming up.

Lots of great ideas for homemade gifts.

Actually, 143 creative holiday gift ideas.

The Best Holiday Recipes magazine has photos with

every recipe in the book (235), and also offers 100

clip and keep recipe cards.

This is a giveaway you are not going to want to miss.

I am truly loving these magazines and they will be kept 

in safe place.

One thing about the Food Gifts Magazine, it doesn't

have to be Christmas to give the gift of food.

Good luck to everyone that enters!

One winner will be drawn automatically through Rafflecopter.

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