Peppermint Snowballs
Snowball cookies with a small amount of quick oats for texture.
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter Shane notes that margarine is okay
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ½ tsp. peppermint extract
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- ½ cup quick cook oats
- ¼ cup crushed peppermint candy canes or stars
- red food coloring
- confectioners sugar for rolling
- red sanding sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Mix butter, and sugar till fluffy. Add vanilla, peppermint extract, salt and red food coloring. (Shane uses about 7 drops).
- Add flour, oats and peppermint candy
- Roll into small balls and bake 15 minutes at 350*. Remove from oven and immediately roll in confectioners sugar mixed with red sanding sugar (Shane used two teaspoons per ½ cup of confectioners sugar). Let cool and roll again.
- NOTE FROM SHANE: These are simple to make, freeze well (just throw ‘em in a bag) and the red sugar and peppermint give them a very festive look. The oats and candy give them a nice little crunch.