Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

Photo: Anncoo

Ingredients

100 grams Butter

100 grams Icing sugar

1 Egg

1 tablespoon Honey

270 grams Plain flour+ ¾ tsp Baking powder= sift together

1 teaspoon tsp Green tea powder, 1 Cocoa powder+ 2 tsp Chocolate pa

Preparation

Preheat oven to 170C

Beat butter and icing sugar at medium speed for 3 mins until white and fluffy.

Add egg and mix well, followed by honey and mix well.

Add sifted flour mixture and mix well evenly.

Divide dough into 6 equal portion. 3 plain dough and the other 3 dough mix with green tea powder, cocoa powder and strawberry paste individually.

Roll plain and colored dough separately into long strips and cut into 12 cm strips. Place plain and colored strips side by side (about 20g), press on one tip and twist the strips together and cut into half. Bend into the shape of a cane and coat with coarse sugar.

Arrange on a lined baking tray and bake for about 15 mins.

Leave to cool and store in an airtight container.