Peppermint Snowballs

By cheeserohan

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tablespoons finely crushed peppermint candy
• 1 drop red food coloring
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups sifed all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 6 Tablespoons finely crushed peppermint candy

Preparation

Step 1

Combine room temperature cheese and milk; add 1/2 cup powdered sugar gradually. Stir in 2 Tablespoons peppermint candy and food coloring. Set aside to be used later for filling. Cream butter; add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, gradually; mix in vanilla. Blend in flour. Knead dough in hands until soft and pliable. Shape rounded teaspoons of dough into balls. Make a deep well in center of each ball with handle of wooden spon; fill with 1/2 teaspoon of filling. Shape a scant 1/4 teaspoon of dough into a flat round. Lay on top of filling; press gently to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350F for about 12 minutes. Roll warm cookie in combined 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 6 Tablespoons peppermint candy.