Candy Cane Puffs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup peppermint candy, finely crushed
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and salt -- set aside.
• 2 cream butter and sugar, beat in egg and extracts.
• 3 mix into flour mixture using low speed.
• 4 wrap dough in plastic wrap, refrigerate for one hour.
• 5 shape dough into walnut sized balls --
• 6 place on lightly greased baking sheet --
• 7 bake at 375* for 10-12 minutes.
• 8 cool.
• 9 melt chocolate in a double boiler.dip cooled cookies into melted chocolate.
• 10 roll in crushed peppermint candy.
• 11 set on waxed paper.until hardened.