Candy Canes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/4 c. sifted flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 stick butter
1 1/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1/4 c. milk
red food color
1/2 tsp. peppermint or almond extract

Preparation

Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl.
Beat in egg and extract.
Add flour mixture alternately with milk.
Spoon half of dough into another bowl and tint pink.
Pinch off a teaspoon of each dough.
Roll each into pencil thin strips about 5 inches long. Place side by side and pinch ends together.
Twist and place
on ungreased cookie sheets, bending into cane shape.
Bake at 350\u00b0
for 10 minutes.