Candy Cane Puffs

Categories: None
Yield: 1 servings

2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter;
-at room temperature
1 c Confectioners' sugar
1 Egg
1/2 ts Peppermint extract
1/2 ts Vanilla
8 Squares; (1 ounce each)
-white chocolate, melted
1/2 c Finely crushed candy canes

Cost: $ Preparation Time: 20 minutes Difficulty Level: 2 Servings:
makes 4 cups Source: Family Circle's "All-time Favorite Recipes"

1. Stir together flour and salt in a medium-size bowl.

2. Beat butter and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl until smooth
and creamy. Beat in egg. Mix in peppermint extract and vanilla.

3. Beat in flour mixture. Cover dough with plastic wrap; refrigerate
1 hour.

4. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on lightly greased baking
sheets.

6. Bake in heated 375 degree F oven 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms
are lightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

7. To coat, brush each cookie with melted white chocolate; dip
lightly in crushed candy canes. Place on waxed paper to harden.

Nutritional Information: (per cookie) 83 Calories; 1 g Protein; 4 g
Fat; 11 g Carbohydrate;
19 mg Sodium; 10 mg Cholesterol

Posted to The Gourmet Connection Recipe Page Newsletter by
newsletter@gourmetconnection.com on May 16, 1999, converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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