Our winning Christmas cookie recipe, sent in by Lori Mahaney from Hillsborough, N.C.,
features the flavors of a candy cane in a pretty cookie. Lori says that she found a chocolate
version of this recipe some years ago, but her daughter doesn't like chocolate, so she
adapted it to use a sugar cookie base. Lori tells us, "It's been a family hit every year," and we
can see why. Here’s what we discovered:
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Add the food coloring one drop at a time until you get the desired color (you can always
add more coloring but its not possible to take much out).
Sandwich the dough between sheets of parchment or waxed paper to ensure that the
dough doesn’t stick to the rolling pin.
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