Snowball Peppermint Cookies
Source of Recipe
Christmas Gifts of Good Taste
List of Ingredients
1 cup + 2 tbl. flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup finely chopped butter mints
1/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar Recipe
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, butter, butter mints, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and peppermint extract. Stir until dough holds together in a ball. Shape dough into 24 balls (about 1 inch in diameter). Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and chill for 10 minutes. Bake for 10 minutes; transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes.
Place 3/4 cup of powdered sugar in a small heavy-duty ziplock bag. Place 2-3 warm cookies in bag and shake to coat. Remove cookies from bag, and place on a wire rack 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining cookies. Coat cookies with sugar again. Let cool completely. Makes 24.
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