Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2009

These are such pretty cookies! I used butter instead of margarine and doubled the peppermint extract. I sprinkled red and white sugar crystals on them before baking instead of using the crushed candy canes. I think with a recipe like this you have to go into it knowing it's going to be a pain in the rear end to make them :) You need a very gentle touch when rolling out the ropes and plenty of mine were do-overs because they tore while I tried to twist them. But I trudged forward and was rewarded with a spectacular-looking treat. They didn't puff at all in the oven! Will definitely make again next year!

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2009

Hands down, my mother made this recipe seem not only easier but her cookies were much better. No offense to the recipe artist but the cookies were ridiculously hard to manipulate unless they were thoroughly chilled. I will say after the two hours of work and waiting it led to an intense dough fight. The cookies created a ton of laughs in the process. Needs -1/2 cup more sugar -Almond instead of peppermint extract -1/4 cup less sugar Also try lightly buttering the top with some sugar whipped butter and the sugar will probably stick a lot better.

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

I used to make these with my grandmother but I like this recipe even better! I only changed a couple things. I didn't have peppermint extract so I crushed a few candy canes (about a 1/2 cup) and used them instead, put it right in the batter. Before I chilled the dough I divided it and used the mixer to blend in the red food coloring for 1/2 the dough. You will need to use a lot of red food coloring so they don't look pink. I used about a 1/3 of a bottle. This dough is EXCELLENT to roll and work this. I'll use it for cookie cutter dough too. I didn't decorate mine, didn't need it since the crushed candy canes in the dough gave it a neat texture. Love them, thanks!!!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

My first time baking from scratch and this recipe was wonderful. My cookies were a hit at our Christmas Eve party. Followed the recipe to a tee - and plan to make them again next year.

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Maristel

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

Just like I remember making as a kid!!

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lisamarie78

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

They look very festive but taste horrible. I felt like I was eating a biscuit. I think if you double the peppermint extract that would take care of the problem. 1/2 tsp is not enough at all.

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

These cookies turned out great! Just as I remembered them.

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technomama

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

I used 1 t of peppermint extract instead of just a 1/2 t with wonderful results. I made candy canes with about half the dough. The other half I used to make round cookies - when they cooled a bit I pressed a candy cane-flavored Hershey kiss in the center.

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Colleen

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

Help!! I tried making these cookies tonight and could not get "worms" at all! Every time I got the dough to a worm shape, it crumbled and cracked. By the time I reached frustration, the dough was all warm again and now it is sitting in the fridge.

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

yup, i remember why i don't like making these....the dough is hard to work with, and i do not yeild 48 cookies out of this at all. more like 2 dozen. instead of peppermint, i used anise flavoring. they do taste good, and i'm sure i'll go through the trouble again. :-D

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2008

i thought these cookies were great! i rolled a small piece of each colored dough into about two inch pieces, then i picked them up twisted them, then rolled into each other on the cutting board. did that make sense? =) just make sure the board is dry, and only leave a little flour on your fingers, or the dough will not stay and roll together. then i put the twisted, rolled strip on the baking sheet lined with parchment, then i turned the end into a cane. right out of the oven, i poured white sugar on top, and it made them look awesome!

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

I am a home economics teacher and I am suprised that this recipe had such a high rating. I tried this in 3 different classes and the results each time were the same. Very bland - would not recommend to anyone!

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BRUTUSFAN

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

Very good!!! I did double the peppermint, and I did 1/2 butter flavored crisco and 1/2 butter. My 14 year old and I had so much fun! We split the dough into thirds and did red, GREEN and white.....NOW, it's Christmas!

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Jeannine

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

Just like my mom's cookies! I replaced the peppermint flavor with almond flavoring.

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Amber

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

The cookies tasted good but way too much time and effort for the end result. Added 1/2 tsp more of peppermint extract. Probably won't make again.

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Andie

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2007

These were good the first night, then not so great the 2nd day. Kids loved them.

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

Very good. A little hard to get the candy cane shape to work out but it got easier the more I made.

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alice

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

This was a really cute and different cookie to make for the holidays. I made them for my 7 year old daughter's school holiday party. In the dough, I added and extra half a tsp of the peppermint extract. I used a cookie press and put half of the red and white dough in it. Then I used the setting that let's it out in a round rope like form so it saved having to roll them out. I then cut the pieces and then just slightly twisted them. I then cooked them with red sprinkles. When they were done I put the chopped up candy cane on them and put them in the oven for a about a minute. When they were all cooled I made a thin white icing with peppermint extract to drizzle on the candy canes in a diagnal form to give it the look of more white stripes. It was really good and they looked so cute.

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

Wow.. This was an easy recipe to make and it tasted WONDERFUL! And the kids had a BLAST making the candy canes! I added 1 teas of mint extract like others suggested and like others the chopped up peppermint candies didn't really stick at all to the cookies.. I tried adding some to the cookies before I baked them but that just turned into a melted mess **Oh shoot, I guess I'll have to save all those ugly cookies for myself** LOL... so I just made sure the peppermint candies were chopped so fine (like powder) that I could just sprinkle it on while the cookies were cooling but still hot and that seemed to work pretty well. DEFINATLY a Keeper! My new favorite Christmas cookie!

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