Cream the shortening and egg until smooth.

Add the powder sugar and almond flavoring and blend together.

Add the flour all at once and mix until blended.

Divide the dough in half and put into two different bowls. Add red food coloring to one bowl, mix it until you have red dough.

Get a tsp size ball of each the red and white dough. First roll them into balls. Next roll both into separate snakes. Then line both red and white snakes next to each other. With your hand roll them until they blend together. Last shape it into a candy cane.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.