Peppermint Snowballs

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add hard peppermint candies to a food processor or blender and pulse until candy is crushed. In a large bowl add flour and 1/4 cup of the crushed candy. Set aside remaining candy and flour mixture.

Step 2: In another large bowl add butter or margarine, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, vanilla and beat together until well combined. Stir in flour mixture and salt blending between additions.

Step 3: Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake cookies until set but not brown, approximately 8 to 9 minutes. Remove cookies from cookie sheet and roll in powdered sugar immediately. Wait 10 minutes and roll sugared cookies into reserved crushed peppermint candies.