Gluten Free Dairy Free Candy Cane Cookies

3 hrs

Make It Now Cooking Directions

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

1. Mix the crushed candy with sugar #1. Set aside.
2. In a bowl whisk together gluten free flour, xanthan gum, baking soda and salt.
3. In the bowl of your mixer, beat the dairy free butter with sugar #2.
4. When light and fluffy, beat in the egg, milk substitute and vanilla.
5. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until well blended.
6. Divide dough in half, setting half aside.
7. Add red coloring to remaining half of dough, mixing well until color is all incorporated.
8. Wrap each portion of dough well and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
9. Take dough from refrigerator.
10. Working with walnut sized pieces of dough, roll one white piece and one red piece into a rope shape about 5 inches long.
11. Twist one red and one white rope shape together, then curve the end to make the cookie look like a candy cane. Set on baking sheet.
12. Continue with remaining dough.
13. Sprinkle shaped cookies with crushed candy and sugar mixture.
14. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
15. After baking allow cookies to set up for 5 minutes on baking pan before removing to cooling rack.

3 hrs 8 mins

Freeze For Later Cooking Directions

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

1. Mix the crushed candy with sugar #1. Set aside.
2. In a bowl whisk together gluten free flour, xanthan gum, baking soda and salt.
3. In the bowl of your mixer, beat the dairy free butter with sugar #2.
4. When light and fluffy, beat in the egg, milk substitute and vanilla.
5. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until well blended.
6. Divide dough in half, setting half aside.
7. Add red coloring to remaining half of dough, mixing well until color is all incorporated.
8. Wrap each portion of dough well and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
9. Take dough from refrigerator.
10. Working with walnut sized pieces of dough, roll one white piece and one red piece into a rope shape about 5 inches long.
11. Twist one red and one white rope shape together, then curve the end to make the cookie look like a candy cane. Set on baking sheet.
12. Continue with remaining dough.
13. Sprinkle shaped cookies with crushed candy and sugar mixture.
14. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
15. Allow cookies to cool completely.
16. Put cookies into a freezer container, separating the layers with waxed paper. Label and freeze.

1 mins

Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

1. Thaw: Countertop
2. Enjoy at room temperature!