Peppermint Snowballscookies 1 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1 filling: 2 tablespoon cream cheese 1 tablespoon milk 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 2 tablespoon finely crushed peppermint 1 candy 1 drop red food coloring 1 topping: 1 1/4 cup confectioners sugar 6 tablespoon finely crushed peppermint 1 candy or candy cane In Mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, add vanilla.Stir in flour and knead until well mixed. Reserve 1/2 cup of dough. Shape remaining dough into 1 inch balls. For filling: combine cream cheese and milk in a small bowl, stir in sugar and candy and food coloring, mix well. Make a deep well in the center of each ball. fill with 1/4 tsp. filling, use reserved dough to cover filling. Reshape if necessary into smoothe balls. Place on ungreased baking sheetand bake at 350 F for 12 - 14 minutes. Combine topping ingredients and roll cookies in mixture while still warm. cool on wire rack. |
