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These are our favorite Christmas cookies. The recipe comes from my mom and is good either frosted or unfrosted.

Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

2/3 cup butter

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

2 tbls molasses

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbls pumpkin pie spice

Mix butter,sugars and molasses. Add egg. Add flour, salt, baking powder and spice. Mix until well blended. Cook on greased cookie sheet for 11 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool.  Frost with pink peppermint frosting and dip into crushed candy canes. {I always double the recipe!}