Candy Cane Snowballs Recipe

Candy Cane Snowballs Recipe
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100% would make again

I bake dozens of different kinds of Christmas cookies to give to family and friends. I came up with this recipe when I had leftover candy canes I wanted to use up. The snowballs are dipped in a white candy coating, then into crushed peppermint candy. -Debby Anderson Stockbridge, Georgia

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  • 30 Servings
  • Prep: 25 + chilling Bake: 20 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 8 ounces white candy coating, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until easy to handle.
  • Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. Apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • In a microwave, melt candy coating at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth.
  • Dip the top of each cookie into the candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Dip into peppermint candy. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Yield: 5 dozen.

Candy Cane Snowballs published in Taste of Home December/January 2004, p29

Tip

Homemade Peppermint Ice Cream

When peppermint stick ice cream isn't available, I crush 15-20 hard peppermint candies or small candy canes and fold into a half gallon of softened vanilla ice cream. —Barb Gribble, Arena, Wisconsin

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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2009 by mojo528

These cookies were AMAZING. I made them 1st for family, and they just loved them and ate them right up. My 2nd batch was for a cookie swap @ work. It will be this afternoon, so I'm not sure of their reactions.. I also enjoyed this cookie. I didn't use any pecans or nuts for that matter. Very very good!! :) Thank you.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2009 by RRohrer

I just love how the cookie melts in your mouth along with the peppermint flavor! We use the peppermint pillows so they don't stick to our teeth! Either way this recipe is a winner!

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