Candy Canes Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. red food coloring
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. butter
2 1/2 c. flour
1 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients, except the red food coloring.
Divide the dough in half.
Add the red food coloring to one half of the dough.
Roll approximately 1 teaspoon of each color dough in 4-inch strips.
Twine the two colors together to get candy cane effect.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Curve top down.
Bake 9 minutes at 375\u00b0.