Candy Cane Sticks Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1/2 cup finely crushed peppermint candy cane (about 8 standard-size candy canes)
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 line one or two large baking sheets with nonstick foil and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, knead together cookie dough, 1/4 cup of the crushed candy canes, the mint extract and flour until combined.
• 4 break off a level teaspoon of dough and roll into a 4 1/2 to 5-inch long rope.
• 5 transfer to prepared baking sheet,spacing ropes at least 1 inch apart.
• 6 repeat until entire sheet is full.
• 7 cover dough and refrigerate in between batches.
• 8 bake at 350 for 7 minutes until puffed and just begining to color.
• 9 do not overbake!
• 10 remove cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 repeat using all dough.
• 12 to form a glaze, stir together confectioners' sugar and 4 teaspoons of water until smooth, spreading consistency.
• 13 brush some of the glaze over sticks and let dry completely.
• 14 with a small, clean paintbrush, use remaining glaze to paint stripes diagonally across sticks, spacing about 1/2 inch apart.
• 15 immediately sprinkle stripes with some of the remaining crushed candy to resemble a candy cane.
• 16 let dry completely.