Candy Cane Cookies (Or Cutouts!) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Preparation

Beat together butter, powdered sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla.
Mix together flour and salt, and add to the wet ingredients, stirring until well-combined.
Divide dough in half. Add red food coloring to half the dough. Roll even logs 1/2\" wide of red dough, then white dough. Twist together and bend top to form cane shape.
Bake on ungreased sheet for 9 minute at 375 deg. Can be sprinkled with a crushed candy cane and sugar mixture while still warm.