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Snowball Candy Cane Cookie Recipe
By Joshua, Staff Writer
Snowball Cookies
With a candy twist!
Do you have any leftover candy canes? Here is a great way to have fun in the kitchen with mom and have a tasty treat too! A snowball fight is fun, but I’d rather throw these tasty snowball treats in my mouth!
Ingredients:
1. 2 cups of butter, softened
2. 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar
3. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4. 3 ½ cups of all purpose flour
5. 1 cup of chopped pecans
6. 8 ounces of white chocolate
7. ½ cup of crushed candy canes
Directions:
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners’ sugar. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate dough for 3 to 4 hours.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
- Put crushed candy canes in a small bowl.
- Melt the white chocolate, stirring until smooth. Dip the top of each cookie in the melted chocolate and then dip the cookie into the bowl of crushed candy canes.
- Place cookie on a sheet of waxed paper until the coating hardens.
FUN FACTS
Another name for snowball cookies is Russian tea cakes. In the 18th century, Russian Tea cakes were used as a part of a traditional tea ceremony. By the 20th century, they were very popular at weddings and part of Christmas traditions. There is even a great story about the snowball cookie called “The Wooden Cookie Box” By Gail Skroback Hennessey. Check it out.
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