Yield: 6 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Butter or margarine |
½ cup | Confectioners sugar |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla |
2½ cup | All purpose flour |
Filling: | |
2 tablespoons | Cream cheese |
1 tablespoon | Milk |
½ cup | Confectioners sugar |
2 tablespoons | Finely crushed peppermint |
Candy | |
1 | Drop red food coloring |
Topping: | |
1/4 cup confectioners sugar | |
6 tablespoons | Finely crushed peppermint |
Candy or candy cane |
In Mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, add vanilla.Stir in flour and knead until well mixed. Reserve ½ cup of dough. Shape remaining dough into 1 inch balls. For filling: combine cream cheese and milk in a small bowl, stir in sugar and candy and food coloring, mix well.
Make a deep well in the center of each ball. fill with ¼ tsp.
filling, use reserved dough to cover filling. Reshape if necessary into smoothe balls. Place on ungreased baking sheetand bake at 350 F for 12 - 14 minutes. Combine topping ingredients and roll cookies in mixture while still warm. cool on wire rack.