Candy Cane Snowball Cookies

Name: Candy Cane Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 cups 4 sticks Challenge Unsalted Butter, room temperature; 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ cups finely chopped walnuts; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 ½ cups white; ⅔ cup Crushed candy canes

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Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins

Candy Cane Snowball Cookies

Iris Warren

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Candy Cane Snowball Cookies are a must-add to your holiday cookie tray. Buttery sweet shortbread, peppermint and vanilla candy melts make for holiday flavor perfection.

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Ingredients

2 cups 4 sticks Challenge Unsalted Butter, room temperature
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar sifted
3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups finely chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups white vanilla candy melts
⅔ cup Crushed candy canes

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat Challenge Butter, vanilla and confectioners' sugar until smooth and creamy.
3. Add in flour, walnuts and salt. Mixing until just combined.
4. Using a small cookie scoop (about 2 teaspoons), measure and roll dough into balls. Place dough balls onto prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes – taking care not to over bake. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. Once cookies are completely cool, melt candy melts according to package directions. Dip or spoon melted candy coating onto the tops of each cookie and immediately sprinkle with crushed candy canes.