Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 filling:
2 tbsp cream cheese
1 tbsp milk
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 tbsp finely crushed peppermint
1 candy
1 drop red food coloring
1 topping:
1 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
6 tbsp finely crushed peppermint
1 candy or candy cane
Directions
In Mixing bowl cream butter and sugar, add vanilla.Stir in flour and
knead until well mixed. Reserve 1/2 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 1/4 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.
Servings: 6 servings
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