Surprise Snowballs

By Tonya_Speed

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• Bag of candy (such as M&Ms, jelly beans, chocolate covered raisins) (about 36 pieces)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Details

Servings 3
Adapted from savingdinner.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add salt, egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
Gradually add flour to mixing bowl and beat on low until well incorporated.
Shape dough into one inch balls. Push one piece of candy into each dough ball and reshape dough ball as needed, making sure candy is totally covered.
Place balls on cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. While balls are baking, place powdered sugar into plastic bag.
Remove 2-3 balls at a time from baking sheet and place into plastic bag. Shake bag to coat with powdered sugar and remove to cooling rack. Repeat powdered sugar process until all balls are coated.