These peppermint snowballs are made with candy canes and bring the festive to any party or holiday gift tray! Nothing says Christmas cookie like snowballs!
Ingredients
1cupunsalted butterroom temperature
1½cupconfectioners sugardivided
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2 ¼cupsall-purpose flour
¼teaspoonsalt
1cuppecansfinely chopped
2candy canescrushed
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer and a large bowl, cream the butter and a ½ cup of confectioners sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla extract.
In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the flour and salt. With the mixer on low, gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in pecans and crushed candy canes.
Roll the dough into 1" balls (or use a small cookie scoop) and place on a cookie sheet 1" apart.
Bake for 10-12 minutes, until bottoms are light golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, or until they can be handled.
Add remaining 1 cup of confectioners sugar to a shallow bowl and roll each cookie in it. Place rolled cookies on a cooling rack to cool fully, then roll them all confectioners sugar once more.
Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.