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Peppermint Snowball Cookies
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Peppermint Snowball Cookies

These Peppermint Snowball Cookies are a delightful holiday treat, combining the cool, refreshing flavor of peppermint with a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture. With only 20 minutes of prep and 14 minutes of baking, these cookies are as simple to make as they are delicious.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
CHILL TIME 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 34 minutes
Servings: 50
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 156
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 8 ounces white candy coating (or almond bark), melted
  • ½ cup crushed candy cane pieces

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and powdered sugar using an electric mixer until mixture is light and fluffy (will take about 5 minutes).
  2. Beat in vanilla and then slowly beat in flour.
  3. Fold in pecans.
  4. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in fridge until dough is firm enough to shape (takes 2-3 hours).
  5. Preheat oven to 350 ℉.
  6. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake until lightly browned, about 13-15 minutes.
  8. Remove cookies from hot pans and let cool completely.
  9. Dip tops of cooled cookies in melted white chocolate and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 66mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 228IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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