Peppermint Snowball Cookies

'Tis the season for cookie making. Get in the spirit with these festive peppermint cookies that look like mint-snowballs.

Yield: 32 cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candies (12 candies)
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candies (12 candies)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Mix 1/4 cup crushed candies and 1/4 cup powdered sugar; reserve.
3. Mix butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup crushed candies and the vanilla extract in medium bowl.
4. Stir in flour and salt.
5. Shape dough by level measuring tablespoonsful into balls.
6. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until set but not brown.
8. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in reserved candy mixture.
9. Cool completely on wire rack.
10. Roll in candy mixture again.

Notes

Make short work of crushing hard peppermint candy. Place candy in a large plastic food-storage bag, and chill in the freezer. Crush candy inside of the bag by lightly pounding with the smooth side of a meat mallet or a small pot.

We recommend using butter in this recipe for the most tender cookies.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 110 (Calories from Fat 55); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 4g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 60mg; Total Carbohydrate 13g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 1g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4 %; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2 %

Exchanges: 1 Fruit; 1 Fat

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker