Peppermint Poppers

Submitted by kittycatmom

"My DH calls these cookies "Triple Threats" a buttery cookie filled with a mellow mint cream and rolled in crunchy crushed peppermint candy! So GOOD!!!!!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 42 cookies

ingredients

• 236.59 ml softened butter (no substitutes please)
• 354.88 ml sifted confectioners' sugar, divided
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 591.47 ml sifted flour
• 118.29 ml chopped pecans
• 29.58 ml cream cheese
• 4.92 ml milk
• 118.29 ml crushed candy cane, divided

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cookie Dough:.
3. Using an electric mixer, cream butter with 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Gradually add flour and pecans; mix well. Chill dough.
4. Meanwhile, prepare filling: Blend cream cheese and milk until smooth; gradually add 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and 3 tablespoons crushed candy cane.
5. Form rounded teaspoonfuls of chilled cookie dough into balls. Make an indentation in the top of each ball; fill with 1/4 teaspoon peppermint filling. Press dough together to seal top and enclose filling. Arrange cookies on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until set but NOT brown.
6. Meanwhile, mix remaining candy and remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a small dish. Roll warm cookies in candy and sugar mixture. Cool, then roll cookies in candy mixture again.

Reviews

[Chabear01]

Made these for KK's Kitchen Forum Recipe Tag Event. Made exactly per the recipe, but due to elevation will decrease the Flour by 1/4 cup next time. Also really crush the peppermint candy finely. Otherwise these made up into very nice, and tasty cookies with a wonderful Pink peppermint middle that is such a treat. Thank You Kitty for a really spectacular recipe. I am adding this recipe to my Bake Sale Cook Book as well as my Dunkin Do Goods Cookbook.