I decided to make some odd christmas cookies the other night - snowballs. I am really not sure how famous this cookie is or even how many variations there may be, but what can you do? First things first... create a standard sugar cookie dough then crush some candy canes and mix them thorughly into the dough. Form the dough into a ball, stare at its majesty and take a picture. Using WASHED HANDS(you just took a picture) rip pieces of the large dough ball and roll them into balls. put the balls on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Space your balls about an inch apart - no one likes sticky balls! If two of them clump together don't panic, although if you' ve got more than three you may want to seek help. Bake your cookies for about 10 minutes at 190 C or until your balls are golden and lightly browning on the edges. Give the balls a minute or two to cool, then sprinkle with powdered sugar. Congratulations we have snowball cookies! Tune in next time for 'baste m...