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Candy canes are so fun to make, and look so festive! Learn HOW TO MAKE CANDY CANES and use them for gifts, decorations or just to eat! Homemade candy canes are one of the BEST CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES to add to your bucket list this year. This is the ultimate guide to candy canes.

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80 Leftover Candy Cane Recipes | If you have crushed candy canes leftover from the Christmas holidays, this post has tons of easy candy cane desserts and candy cane drinks to try. From white chocolate candy cane cookies, to peppermint bark fudge, to no bake candy cane cheesecake, to candy cane drinks (FYI: candy canes taste delish when melted in vodka!), these peppermint desserts are easy to make and taste amazing!

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Roughly 350 years ago, in the Cologne Cathedral in Germany, a choirmaster made candy cane sticks to pass out to children. These sticks were traditionally all white and straight, but this choirmaster decided to bend the stick to represent a shepherd's hook. Thus, the iconic shape was born. It wasn't until the turn of the 19th century that candy canes got their red stripe, and when they were flavored with peppermint. Today, candy canes come in a variety of colors, and a variety of flavors, but…

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Wondering what to do with leftover candy canes or what to do with an abundance of extra candy canes for the holiday season? How about baking with candy canes or cookies with candy canes, delicious recipes with crushed peppermint candy, using broken candy canes in holiday crafts or Christmas candy recipes, fruity candy cane ideas (what to do with different flavored candy canes). Also fun things to make with candy and information on how do you store candy canes for next year!

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My grandmother always made these at Christmastime and said her mother did, too. The soft and chewy canes have a great minty flavor. They're especially nice because the whole family can pitch in to prepare them. —Sheryl O'Danne, Port Townsend, Washington

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Factory drone candy canes are uniform, neatly wrapped, shapely, laden with high fructose corn syrup, and positively soulless. Making candy canes is a lot of fun, and the sweat equity can’t be beat.

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Are you drowning in leftover candy canes? Did you find a great deal at your after Christmas sales? Here are 10 easy ways to use those leftover candy canes!

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Making candy is my favorite thing to do. I've been collecting candy recipes for more than 40 years and have taken several candy-making classes. These soft confections are fantastic. —Leah Jackson, Washington, Utah

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