Candy Cane Snowball Cookies for #Christmas #giveaway #recipe Kim Davis

 

KIM DAVIS: With Christmas just around the corner I'm on my last push to get the final holiday cookies baked with goodie bags and cookie platters assembled. When my granddaughters were young, extra cookies had to be baked for Santa and left on the fireplace hearth along with a glass of milk in a special Santa cup. My youngest granddaughter always insisted that these Candy Cane Snowball Cookies be given the place of honor along with some extras for the family to nibble on while waiting for Santa to arrive. (This on top of the regular platter of cookies I brought to our Christmas day gathering!) Now that they are young women, Candy Cane Snowball Cookies continue to be a favorite and extras are still requested. 

Over the years I've made the cookies with crushed candy canes and with Andes Peppermint Crunch baking pieces, when I can find them at the market. The Andes candy pieces are easier to use (no unwrapping candy canes and crushing) and everyone seems to like them in the cookies equally as well. However, they are difficult to find so when I do, I stock up. May your little elves and helpers enjoy these cookies as much as mine have! 

As a special treat just in time for Christmas, I'm offering an ebook copy of Frosted Yuletide Murder to one lucky winner - open worldwide. Contest ends 12/23/25 at 11:59pm PST. Scroll down for the details on how to enter.

Candy Cane Snowball Cookies

Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies, depending on size.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1-1/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup Andes Peppermint Crunch baking pieces (or finely crushed peppermint candy canes)

Granulated sugar for rolling cookies

 

Instructions

In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and sea salt together. Set aside.

In the bowl of a standing mixer, beat the powdered sugar and butter together until creamy, about 2 minutes.

Add the egg, peppermint extract, and vanilla and beat until thoroughly combined.

Add the flour mixture and using low speed, stir until well blended.

Add the peppermint candy and stir just until combined.

Refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Form the dough into 1-1/2 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar.

Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, 12 cookies per sheet.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. The bottoms of the cookies should just start to turn golden. Remove before the edges turn brown. 

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then remove and cool completely.

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Kim Davis writes the Aromatherapy Apothecary cozy mystery series, and the award-winning Cupcake Catering cozy mystery series. She has also written several children’s nature articles published in a variety of magazines. For ten years she’s written the Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder culinary cozy mystery blog, in which she features reviews of cozy mysteries along with a recipe from the book, and photos of the prepared dish. And now she’s a member of Mystery Lovers’ Kitchen!
Kim Davis is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

She lives in Southern California with her husband and rambunctious mini Goldendoodle, Missy, who has become an inspiration for several plotlines. When she’s not spending time with her granddaughters or chasing Missy around, she can be found either writing on her next book, working on blogs, or in the kitchen baking up yummy treats to share.

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And now for the giveaway:

To celebrate the Christmas holidays, I'm giving away an ebook copy of Frosted Yuletide Murder, open to everyone!

Readers, do you or have you left cookies for Santa?
If so, what is Santa's favorite flavor?

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Missy and I wish each of you a joyous holiday!