Candy Cane Shortbread [Vegan]

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The candy-cane-shaped shortbread provides a Christmassy twist to a really scrumptious and easy-to-make deal with!

In a big bowl or a stand mixer, cream the butter, vanilla, and sugar collectively. Then with a spoon, stir within the flour and blend right into a dough.
Cut up the dough into two – wrap one in cling wrap and put aside, then within the bowl, add the pink meals coloring and a bit of extra flour provided that mandatory as a result of the coloring can typically make the dough a bit of moist.
Wrap the pink dough in cling wrap too and chill each within the fridge for at the least half-hour to allow them to agency up.
While the dough is within the fridge, line a baking tray with baking paper and pre-heat the oven to 325°F.
When the dough is chilled, roll out each balls individually (put some flour down on the floor) to about 1/8-inch thickness, reduce into skinny strips, and roll them a bit of to make them into skinny sausages.
Then take the pink and non-red roll ‘sausage,’ pinch the tops collectively, twist them round one another and pinch the underside.
Now bend the ‘sausage’ right into a sweet cane form after which place it on the baking paper and repeat till all of the dough is used up.
Then bake for round 15-20 minutes till the dough has hardened* and browned a bit of. They’ll harden extra when cooling.
When completed, take away the sweet canes from the baking tray and place them on a cooling rack for about quarter-hour – be happy to sprinkle a bit of sugar on prime at this level for those who so want.
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