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  • Peppermint Snowballs

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    Peppermint Snowballs
    Prep: 20 min Cook: 12 min Servings: 15
    by Robyn Savoie
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    'Tis the season for cookie making! Get in the spirit with these tender, bite-size peppermint cookies. They will look pretty on your holiday cookie plate. Especially if you make them using the red peppermints and the green spearmint candies and red/green food coloring for the filling.

    Ingredients

    • Filling:
    • 2 Tbsp. Cream Cheese, Softened
    • 1 Tsp. Milk
    • 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
    • 2 Tbsp. Crushed Peppermint Candy (See Tip)
    • 1 - 2 Drops Red Food Coloring
    • Cookie:
    • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
    • 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
    • 1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
    • 2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
    • Coating:
    • 1/4 Cup Powdered Sugar
    • 6 Tbsp. Crushed Peppermint Candy

    Directions

    Prepare Filling:
    1.
    Combine cream cheese, and milk; add ½ cup powdered sugar gradually.
    2.
    Stir in 2 tablespoons peppermint candy and food coloring, set aside to be used later.
    Construct Cookie:
    1.
    Cream butter; add ½ cup powdered sugar gradually; mix in vanilla, blend in flour. Knead dough in hands until soft and pliable.
    2.
    Cover and let rest for 30 minutes. Shape into round teaspoons of dough. I use a #100 Ice Cream Scoop (3/8 Oz.)
    3.
    Make a deep well in center of each ball by shaping into a bowl shape with thumbs. Fill with ¼ teaspoon of reserved filling.
    4.
    To close, gently wrap dough around filling and pinch shut. Gently round into ball. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F; for 12 minutes.
    Prepare Coating:
    1.
    Roll warm cookies in combined ¼ cup powdered sugar and 6 tablespoons candy. Reserve leftover coating to double dip cookies after completely cooled, if desired.
    Tip:
    1.
    To crush mint candies, place in a plastic zip bag, remove excess air. Then coarsely crush by pounding on a concrete surface using a hammer. Next place in food processor and pulse a few times for a fine chopped candy coating.
    Yield: 3 Dozen

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    Comments

    • ShaleeDP
      ShaleeDP
      Another snowballs recipe. Great!
      1 reply
      • Robyn Savoie
        Robyn Savoie
        Know what? I didn't realize we had other flavors. While growing up my mother would make this one as part of her holiday baking. I searched only for peppermint flavor on this sight. Just searched snowballs and I see we have an abundance of flavors.

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