Tonia,

These aren't quite what you're asking for, but they're definitely made from crushed peppermint candy. I've never made them, but they've been on my "Must Try" Christmas goodies list for two years.

Peppermint Candy Cookies
(from The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas by Jeff Smith)

Makes 3 dozen

Dough:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (do not substitute margarine or shortening)
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Cream butter,sugar and vanilla together until fluffy. Add the flour and walnuts and blend to form a dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Candy Mixture for Garnish:

1/4 pound peppermint candy, crushed fine
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

In a small bowl, combine both ingredients. Set aside. Three tablespoons of mixture is used in filling below and remainder is used to garnish cookies.

The Filling:

2 Tblsp. cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. milk
1 drop red food coloring
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons candy mixture (see above)

In a bowl, blend the cream cheese, milk, food coloring and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Blend in the 3 Tblsp. candy mixture.

Remove dough from refrigerator and for each cookie pinch off a rounded tsp. of dough. Form into a ball and shape the dough around your thumb to make a little compatment in middle. Place about 1/4 tsp. of cream cheese filling in depression. Pinch dough back together and roll it back into a ball. Repeat process with remaining dough and filling. Place balls on nonstick cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 10-12 minutes. Do not brown.

Remove the cookies to cooling rack. To garnish, roll the cooled cookies in remaining candy mixture.