Preheat your oven to 350˚F and prepare a greased baking tray or cookie sheet with butter or line it with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, add in your softened butter, egg, vanilla extract and sugar. Mix until these ingredients are creamed - about 2-3 minutes.

Next, add in your baking powder, salt, and cup by cup the flour. Mix until the dough has formed but be careful not to overmix.

Finally, add in your crushed candy canes and fold the dough with a spatula 4-6 times.

Scoop out the cookies and make them into 1 inch balls or using your smallest cookie dough scoop onto the baking sheet.

Bake in the oven for 12 minutes or until the bottom has browned and the cookies are fully cooked. Remove from oven and let cool for about 15 minutes. 

Serve and enjoy!