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Ingredients
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
- 1 3/4 c. sifted flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- red, green and yellow food coloring (red only for canes)
Method
- Cream butter, gradually adding sugar.
- Add egg, vanilla or almond extract.
- Fold in flour with baking powder and salt. Blend to make stiff dough.
- Divide dough in 1/2; leave 1 half plain and divide remaining dough in thirds.
- Tint 1/3 green, one pink
- and one yellow with a few drops of coloring.
- Roll out 1/2 the plain dough to a 10 x 6-inch rectangle on a lightly floured board.
- Shape 1/2 the pink dough into a 10-inch long rope.
- Do the same with 1/2 the green and yellow dough.
- Place each color rope on the long side of rectangle.
