Candy Cane Cookies

from Claudia Staude

These are those red and white cookies that Grandma Della used to make. The recipe actually originally came from Marge Matauch, the neat Italian lady who was my "second mom" as I grew up on Minock in Detroit. She lived across the street.

Ingredients:

Mix together;

• 1 C shortening
• 1C. powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. of almond extract
• 1 tsp. of vanilla

Stir in:

• 2.5 C. of flour.
• 1 tsp salt.

Divide dough in half - blend a TSP. of red food coloring into half of the dough.

Roll out into "snakes" - pretend you're playing with Playdough like a kid...

twist a snake of each color together and bend into 'cane" shape.

Bake for 8 minutes at 375 on an UNgreased cookie sheet.