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.
Break up the dough into two – wrap one in cling wrap and put aside, then within the bowl, add the purple meals coloring and just a little extra flour provided that needed as a result of the coloring can generally make the dough just a little moist.
Wrap the purple dough in cling wrap too and chill each within the fridge for not less than 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, lower into skinny strips, and roll them just a little to make them into skinny sausages.
Then take the purple 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 just a little. They’ll harden extra when cooling.
When performed, take away the sweet canes from the baking tray and place them on a cooling rack for about quarter-hour – be at liberty to sprinkle just a little sugar on high at this level in the event you so want.
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