Peppermint Candie Cane Cookies

1 1/4 c soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/4 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp peppermint extract
1/4 tsp red food coloring

Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and vanila and beat together. Add flour and salt and mix thoroughly to form soft dough. Divide dough in half. Add pepermint extract and food coloring to one half.
Roll 1 tsp plain dough into 4-inch long rope. Roll 1 tsp. red dough into matching 4 inch long rope. Place ropes side by side and twist together, pinching ends to seal. Form into a candy cane shape. Bake ten minutes at 375 degrees.