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Peppermint snowballs

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1 c Butter or margarine
• 1/2 c Confectioners sugar
• 1 ts Vanilla
• 2 1/2 c All purpose flour Filling:
• 2 tb Cream cheese
• 1 tb Milk
• 1/2 c Confectioners sugar
• 2 tb Finely crushed peppermint Candy
• 1 Drop red food coloring Topping:
• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
• 6 tb Finely crushed peppermint

Instructions:

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.

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