Candy Cane Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 stick butter melted
• 0.3 cup cream cheese softened
• 1  eggs 
• 0.5 cup flour all-purpose for surface
• 1.5 teaspoons peppermint extract 
• 25 servings food coloring red
• 1 box sugar cookie mix 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, melted butter, egg, cream cheese, and flour; mix together to form dough. Separate dough into 2 equal portions and place in 2 different bowls.
3. Add red food coloring gradually to 1 bowl of dough, kneading together until desired shade of red is created. To second bowl of uncolored dough, add peppermint extract and knead together. On a floured work surface, shape each dough into balls and then roll each ball into 1/4-inch-wide ropes, each about 6 inches long. For each cookie, carefully twist some of the red and white ropes of dough together and shape into a candy cane.
4. Spread candy canes out on cookie sheets and bake on the top shelf of the oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Transfer to a rack to cool before serving.