Peppermint Snowballs recipe
All Recipes Dessert Recipes Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar 1 ¼ cups butter, softened 1 teaspoon peppermint extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 egg 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup white sugar, or as needed 1 cup finely crushed peppermint candy 3 tablespoons milk
Nutrition Info
- 110.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 18.1 gcholesterol: 13.3 mgfat: 4 gfiber: 0.2 gprotein: 0.8 gsaturatedFat: 2.5 gservingSize: -sodium: 57.9 mgsugar: 11.8 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Peppermint Snowballs
Directions
-
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
Beat 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar with the butter, peppermint extract, vanilla extract, and egg in a mixing bowl at Medium speed until well blended and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to Low, and gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy using a wooden spoon.
Place the white sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll a small amount of cookie dough between your hands to make 3/4 inch diameter balls. Roll in sugar. Place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and cool on racks.
Meanwhile, to make the glaze, stir the remaining 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar together with the milk in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle cooled cookies with the glaze, and sprinkle immediately with the remaining crushed peppermint candy.