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Almond Snowball Cookies Recipe
These almond snowball cookies just melt in your mouth. They are perfect Christmas cookies and look like darling little snowballs.
👥 38 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 28 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 13 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●spatula
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
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Prep:
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a 3/4 size cookie sheet or 2 regular cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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How to Make Snowball Cookies:
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, cream together 1/2 lb butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla, until smooth.
cup powdered sugar (plus 1 1/2 cups more for rolling cookies)1/2
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Switch to paddle attachment and gradually mix in 2 cups all purpose flour and 1/2 tsp salt. Once incorporated, add 1 cup almond meal and 1/2 Tbsp orange zest and mix until well blended. The dough will stick slightly to the spatula but not to finger tips. If very sticky, add 1-2 Tbsp more flour.
Tbsp orange zest (from 1 medium orange)1/2
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Shape dough into 1-inch balls (a small ice cream scoop makes it easy and exact). Place them on prepared baking sheet 1 inch apart. You should get 38-40 cookies. Don't make them too large or they won't bake through properly. Bake ⏱️ 11-13 min, or until bottoms are golden and edges are barely golden (I bake ⏱️ 11 min for softer cookies). Remove from baking sheet and cool ⏱️ 5 min.
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Fill a bowl with powdered sugar and roll the cookies in it while they are still warm (not hot). Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
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Once cookies are at room temp, roll in powdered sugar again or dust the tops with a mini sieve for a snowy look.
Nutrition Facts
calories
89 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
31 mg
protein Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
12 mg
carbohydrate Content
7 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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