They are so much fun to make and really fun for the kids to share with their friends...
Have them offer a Snowball cookie to their friends when they can watch the friend... wait for it... bite into it... Surprise!
Let's get started!
Here's the ingredient list:
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugr
2 cups white flour
6-ounce bag of chocolate kisses
2 candy canes, crushed
Powdered sugar for dusting
Yield: 24 cookies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar with mixer until smooth (adult helper needed here, please... do not leave children alone with an electric mixer!). Slowly add flour, mixing well.
Wrap cookie dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. While the dough is chilling have the little elves remove the foil from the chocolate kisses (24 of them). Also, place the candy canes in a zippy plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin... the kids really like this part!
Remove dough from the fridge and roll into 1-inch round balls... an easy way to do this is rolling the dough in palms of hands. The kids love getting their hands into it! The balls don't have to be perfect at this point.
Insert a chocolate kiss into the center of each ball making sure it is completely covered by the dough. If necessary, do another quick roll between palms.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes (be careful not to get too brown or burn!)
Note: I almost always us parchment paper... it is definitely cookie baking BFF!
Note: I almost always us parchment paper... it is definitely cookie baking BFF!
Put down waxed paper under a cooling rack to catch excess powdered sugar and candy cane sprinkles. Either sift powered sugar over the top of cookies or roll cookies in the powdered sugar. Sprinkle the tops with the crushed candy cane peppermint. Gently have the kids push the cane cane sprinkles with their little thumbs into the cookies so it doesn't fall off!
These are great little gifts. The dollar store sometimes has clear little plastic boxes that would hold maybe 6 cookies... tie with a bright red Christmas bow and attach a candy cane!
Are we having fun yet? Merry, Merry!
'Tis the Season for Getting Kids Into the Kitchen,
Jan McCracken, Culinary Coach
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