Candy Canes

These look brilliant on a Christmas tree and are so easy to make

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   1)whisk the butter and sugar, beat in the vanilla extract and the egg. Add the flour. beat until smooth and split the mix into two.
   
   2)blend one half of the mixture with red food dye,add as many drops as you need to make it the right colour. wrap both mixtures in cling filmand refridgerate for 30 mins.
   
   3)roll out the doughs until they are about 5mm thick. cut the dough into 10 strips. chill for 5-10 mins until firm
   
   4)take two differently coloured strips and press them together.Twist the strips to make a candy cane and pinch at the ends. repeat as neccessary.
   
   5)place onto a baking parchment lined baking tray and chill for 10 mins then bake them for 8 mins. Lastly transfer onto a wire rack to cool, using a spatula.