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Peppermint Snowball Cookies!

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 2/3 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Cup Butter Softened
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Peppermint Extract
  • ½ Cup Ghirardelli Peppermint Chunks roughly chopped
  • Red Food Coloring
  • 1 Cup of additional powdered sugar for coating

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a medium size bowl, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add in the flour, salt, extract, and about 4-5 drops of food coloring. Beat until incorporated.
  • Stir in Ghirardelli peppermint chunks.
  • Scoop out about 1 tablespoon of dough and form into a ball. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Repeat until cookie sheet is filled.
  • Place in oven for 6-8 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly golden brown on the bottom.
  • Let cool for 5-10 minutes.
  • Place about a third of the additional powdered sugar on a cookie sheet. Place the cookies on the powdered sugar and sprinkle with the additional powdered sugar. The cookies can be rolled in the powdered sugar as well.
  • Enjoy or store in air-tight container!