Peppermint Snowball Cookies
Peppermint Snowball Cookies
These cookies have been a favorite of mine since childhood; I first learned to make them using the Better Homes and Gardens Cook Book. I’ve adapted the recipe slightly over the years but these cookies remain a holiday tradition in my home. They’re deliciously sweet and minty on their own, but I like them even better dunked into a warm mug of cocoa.Click here for more of our best cookie recipes.
Servings
12
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar, plus more for rolling
- 2 drops peppermint oil (or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 candy canes, crushed into powder
Directions
- Put the butter, confectioners sugar, peppermint oil (or extract), and salt into a medium mixing bowl. Mix until combined using a fork or an electric mixer. Then, add the flour and mix with a rubber spatula (or electric mixer) just until a crumbly dough forms.
- Squeeze the dough into small pieces and roll each piece into a 1-inch ball. If the dough seems too try to retain its shape, add a few drops of ice water and mix the dough gently with your hands to hydrate it slightly.
- Place the balls on a plate, cover them with plastic wrap, and place them in the refrigerator while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the cookies 9 to 11 minutes, until they are set and the bottoms are lightly browned.
- Cool them on the cookie sheet for 1 minute before moving them to a wire rack.
- Mix the crushed candy canes with ½ cup of confectioners sugar. Roll the warm cookies into the peppermint sugar and allow them to continue cooling. When they have cooled completely, roll them in the peppermint sugar a second time. Store the cookies airtight at room temperature.