How do you make candycanes?

Question

Is there a website with directions?

Answer 1

Candy Canes

This is a great project to do with children.

1 cup sugar 1/4
cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1/8 tsp. cream of tartar
4 drops oil of peppermint or other flavoring
4 drops red or green food coloring

Grease a hard surface.

Simmer the sugar with the corn syrup, water and cream of tartar until the mix reaches a soft crack stage or about 280° on a candy thermometer. Remove from the heat and add the flavoring.

Divide the syrup in half. Add food coloring to one half; pour out separately onto the greased surfaces. Cool for 1 to 2 minutes. Pull each half separately; roll into 1/2" thick ropes. Twist colored batch around the white batch pulling until the colors adhere. Cut with scissors into 6" long lengths; bend to crook one end.

NOTE: You can find Wintergreen or oil of cinnamon to use as a flavoring. Work quickly to form candy canes or you can form knots.

Answer 2

!!!candy canes!!!


1 cup butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 dash salt
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring


In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
Add egg, vanilla, extract and salt, beat well.
Add flour and beat until thoroughly mixed.
Divide dough in half.
Add red food coloring to one half.
Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
For each cookie, on a floured surface shape a teaspoon of plain dough and a teaspoon of red dough into a 4 inch long rope.
Place ropes side by side and twist together.
Pinch ends to seal.
Form into a candy cane shape and place 2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Bake for 8- 10 minutes.
Remove from sheet, cool and brush on icing.