Candy Cane Cookies from Boxed Sugar Cookie Mix

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Candy Cane Cookies   


Ingredients

    1 box sugar cookie mix
    ½ stick butter, melted
    1 egg
    ⅓ cup softened cream cheese
    ½ cup all-purpose flour, plus additional for surface
    red food coloring
    1½ teaspoons peppermint extract

Directions

    Preheat oven to 325°F.
    In a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour; mix together to form dough.
    Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls.
    Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created.
    To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together.
    On a floured work surface, shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into ¼-inch-wide ropes, each about 6 inches long.
    For each cookie,carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane.
    Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
    Transfer to a rack to cool before serving.