Candy Cane Snowballs

This is one of the cookie recipes that makes it onto my Christmas baking list year after year. They are so tasty, pretty and easy!

Candy Cane Snowballs

• 1 1/4 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1 egg
  
• 3 c. flour
• 1 t. baking powder
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/2 c. crushed candy canes
• 1/4 - 1/3 c. granulated sugar

1. Cream together butter or margarine and powdered sugar. Add vanilla and egg, mix well.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add to butter mixture and stir until combined. Fold in crushed candy cane pieces.3. For each cookie, roll about 1 t. dough into a ball then roll in granulated sugar to cover. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

I know that there are other things I could do with these cookies, like a glaze or other decoration of some kind, but they taste wonderful just as they are. They look great too. Why spend extra money for extra ingredients that really aren't necessary for the overall enjoyment of the cookie?

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