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.