Best Candy Cane Snowballs Recipes

CANDY CANE SNOWBALLS

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I bake dozens of kinds of Christmas cookies to give to family and friends. I came up with this recipe when I had leftover candy canes. We dip the snowballs into a white candy coating, then into crushed peppermint candy. -Debby Anderson, Stockbridge, Georgia

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
8 ounces white candy coating, melted
1/3 to 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candies

Steps:

Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, 3-4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. , Dip tops of cookies into candy coating, allowing excess to drip off; dip into crushed candies. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 calories, Fat 9g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CANDY CANE SNOWBALLS

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My family and friends loves it. I make them for Christmas party and it is so easy to fix it and it is so delicious and tasty.

Provided by Lisa Johnson

Categories Candies

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 c butter, softened
1 c confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 c chopped pecans
8 oz white candy coating
1/3 to 1/2 c crushed peppermint candy

Steps:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours or until easy to handle. Roll into 1-inch balls. Place 2-in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 F. for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip the top of each cookie into the candy coating, then into the peppermint candy.

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