Peppermint Snowball Cookies

4.84 from 12 votes

These Peppermint Snowball Cookies are so good and easy to make! They're the perfect holiday cookie for your cookie exchange.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: peppermint snowball cookies, snowball cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 128kcal

1/4 cup crushed candy canes 40g or crushed peppermint candy
1/4 cup powdered sugar 30g
2 sticks unsalted butter 226g, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract if you want a stronger peppermint taste you could do 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
2 1/4 cup all purpose flour 270g
1/4 tsp salt

Preheat oven your oven 325 degrees F. Prepare a cookie sheet, if it’s non-stick don’t grease it otherwise you might consider lining it with parchment paper.
Prepare the sugar coating by mixing the 1/3 cup powdered sugar and wilton sprinkles in a small bowl. Set aside.
1/3 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup crushed candy canes
In a large bowl, combine and mix together the butter, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup wilton sprinkles and vanilla. Then, slowly add in the flour and salt and mix until combined and the dough is no longer crumbly.
1/4 cup crushed candy canes, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 1/4 tsp salt
Scoop a tablespoon amount of dough and roll into a ball. If the dough is still kind of crumbly then squeeze the ball in your hand to stick it all together and then roll it into a ball shape. Place onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart, they won’t spread a lot.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, just under the bottom edges start to golden. The cookie itself may not look done, do not wait for it to change in color.
Allow the cookies to cool completely before coating in the next step.
Once completely cooled, roll the cookies in the sugar coating. Store in an airtight container.