Peppermint Snowballs
These Peppermint Snowballs are one of the best Christmas cookie recipes ever. With ingredients that include cream cheese, candy canes and vanilla you'll have a blast making and eating these holiday cookies.
Cooking Time14 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoon finely crushed peppermint candy or candy canes
- 1 drop red food coloring
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 6 tablespoon finely crushed peppermint candy or candy canes
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar; add vanilla. Stir in flour; knead until well mixed.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of dough; shape remaining dough into 1-inch balls.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- For filling, combine cream cheese and milk in a small bowl. Stir in sugar, candy and food coloring; mix well.
- Make a deep well in the center of each ball; fill with 1/4 teaspoon filling. Use reserved dough to cover filling.
- Reshape if necessary into smooth balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes.
- Combine topping ingredients; roll cookies in mixture while still warm. Cool on wire racks.