Candy Cane Pirouettes
These cookies are a true work of art that is sure to make your holiday gatherings a bit more festive. Whether you are serving these at a get together or giving these rolled up crispy cookies as a gift, they are sure to be a huge hit!!
Servings Prep Time
12Cookies 20Minutes
Cook Time
6Minutes
Servings Prep Time
12Cookies 20Minutes
Cook Time
6Minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees & line cookie sheets with parchment paper
  2. Beat egg whites and sugar using whisk attachment until foamy
  3. Reduce heat to low and slowly fold in the flour and salt
  4. Add butter, vanilla extract, and cream – mix 2 minutes
  5. Mix 2 tablespoons of batter with red food coloring & cinnamon extract – transfer to icing bag with a fine tip
  6. Mix 2 tablespoons of batter with green food coloring & peppermint extract – transfer to icing bag with a fine tip
  7. Make a 3×6 inch rectangle stencil out of cardboard. Wrap in plastic wrap
  8. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of batter inside stencil. Spread batter smooth using a small offset spatula
  9. Pipe diagonal stripes of the colored batter on each rectangle of batter
  10. Bake cookies for 4 minutes – one pan at a time
  11. Remove from oven and quickly flip cookie over. Wrap hot cookie around a chopstick and rest on wire rack seam side down
  12. Repeat with all cookies
  13. Bake rolled cookies on wire rack for an additional 2 minutes
  14. Store cookies between layers of parchment paper in an airtight container for up to one week
Recipe Notes

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! These candy flavored crispy cookies are about as festive as it gets. And you aren’t going to believe how easy it is to make these!

Here is how to make Candy Cane Pirouettes…

Start by whipping eggs and sugar until its light and fluffy. Slowly add the rest of the ingredients – Mixing well

Mix food coloring with flavored extracts and put in piping bags with a fine tip. Make 3×6 stencils out of cardboard and wrap in plastic wrap

Spread heaping teaspoons into each mold

Pipe diagonal lines of colored batter on each rectangle of batter. Bake for 4 minutes

Remove from oven, working quickly flip hot cookie over & roll around a chopstick

Make sure cookie is rolled tight around chopstick

Place seam side down on a wire rack & Bake for an addional 2 minutes

Be sure not to cook these longer than the 4 minutes and the additional 2 minutes. If you cook them too long at first they will not roll over the chopstick without cracking. Only bake them for 2 minutes after they have been rolled because they will cook quickly. These cookies do not need to be browned.

Delicate and lightly sweetened – these pirouettes are going to be your new favorite cookie!

These are amazing with homemade hot cocoa and homemade marshmallows! Check out my recipe for Homemade Paleo Marshmallows!