Super-Easy Candy Cane Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 (1 pound 1.5 ounce) pouch Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
* 1/3 cup butter or margarine melted
* 1 egg
* 2 drops red or green food color

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Divide dough in half. Stir food color into 1 half; mix well.
2. For each candy cane, shape 1 teaspoon dough from each half into 4-inch rope. Place 1 red and white rope side by side on ungreased cookie sheet; press together lightly and twist. Curve top of cookie down to form handle of cane.
3. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

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