I love snowball cookies and I also love peppermint, so this seems like a great combination, in my view. Probably a good possibility these would go well with hot cocoa as well. I think that makes it a tri-fecta.
My sister says they would be good to dunk in milk, so take your pick.
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Filling
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
2 tablespoons finely crushed peppermint candy or candy canes
1 drop food coloring
Topping
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
6 tablespoons finely crushed peppermint candy or candy canes (I used a hammer on peppermint candies inside a baggy, but a rolling pin would also work as well.)
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar; add vanilla. Stir in flour, knead until mixed well. Reserve 1/2 cup of dough; shape remaining dough into 1" balls.
(Don't make the mistake I made and hold back 1/2 of the dough!)
Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. Combine topping ingredients; roll cookies in mixture while still warm. Cool on wire racks.
I think adding more peppermint candy to the coating would make them more pink as well as add more flavor.