PEPPERMINT SNOWBALLS

      Title: PEPPERMINT SNOWBALLS
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
       1 c  Butter or margarine
     1/2 c  Confectioners sugar
       1 ts Vanilla
   2 1/2 c  All purpose flour
            Filling:
       2 tb Cream cheese
       1 tb Milk
     1/2 c  Confectioners sugar
       2 tb Finely crushed peppermint
            Candy
       1    Drop red food coloring
            Topping:
            1/4 cup confectioners sugar
       6 tb 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 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.
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