In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.

In a separate large bowl, cream the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until a dough forms.

Divide the dough into three equal parts.

Add red food coloring to the first part, pink to the second, and brown to the third. Knead each portion of dough until colors are evenly distributed.

Wrap each colored dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Roll out the red and pink dough separately to about 1/4 inch thickness, then cut each into long strips.

Alternate the red and pink strips, layering them to create a candy cane stripe effect. Press gently to seal.

Roll the layered dough to smooth the stripes.

Use a round cookie cutter to cut circles from the striped dough. Then, with a smaller gingerbread man mini cutter, cut out the center of each striped circle.

Roll out the brown dough and use the gingerbread man mini cutter to create small gingerbread men.

Place a brown gingerbread man cutout in the center of each round striped cookie, filling the cutout space.

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Arrange the cookies on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.

Cool the cookies on a wire ra