ALMOND SNOWBALL COOKIES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 2h10m
Yield about 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pulse the almonds and sugar in a food processor until very finely ground. Add the butter and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Scrape the dough off the inside of the bowl, if needed. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and pulse to combine. Add the flour and salt and pulse to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a large piece of waxed paper and roll into a log about 15 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cut the chilled dough into 1/2-inch pieces and roll by hand into balls. Space the cookies evenly on the prepared baking sheets and bake until slightly golden, rotating the sheets once, 15 to 20 minutes. Put the confectioners' sugar in a pie plate. Briefly cool the cookies on a rack, then gently toss in the confectioners' sugar until evenly coated. Return to rack, cool to room temperature, and then toss again in the confectioners' sugar.
ALMOND SNOWBALLS
Almond Snowballs
Provided by Southern Living Editors
Categories Cookies
Time 1h37m
Yield Makes about 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Bake almonds in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Cool completely (about 20 minutes). Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
- Process almonds in a food processor 30 seconds or until finely ground.
- Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy. Gradually add vanilla and 1 cup powdered sugar, beating well. (Dough will be crumbly.)
- Combine flour, salt, and almonds; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended.
- Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
- Bake at 325° for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes. Transfer to wire racks, and cool 10 minutes. Roll cookies in 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
SHORTBREAD SNOWBALLS
My recipe has been passed on through generations! It started with my great grandmother and has been passed to her daughter (my grandmother). The recipe was passed to me because of my love of baking starting at a young age. I have made it many times and is perfect with a glass of milk or hot cocoa for dessert.
Provided by cesca barr
Categories Cookies
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
- 2. Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and pecans on high for 1 - 2 min. (until smooth)
- 3. roll mixture into 1 inch diameter balls. Place onto non-greased cookie sheet .5 - 1 inch apart
- 4. Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, cool
- 5. toss cookies in confectoners' sugar. serve warm or room temperature
TOASTED ALMOND SNOWBALLS
Browning almond flour for these cookies adds a deep layer of toasty flavor, intensifying their overall nuttiness. Feel free to substitute other nuts: Pistachios, walnuts and pecans work particularly well. Snowballs keep, stored airtight at room temperature, for about a week.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories cookies and bars, dessert
Time 30m
Yield 3 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, toast the almond flour, stirring constantly, until golden brown and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Immediately pour flour into a small bowl to cool. Watch carefully: Once the flour begins to toast, it will happen very quickly.
- Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a handheld electric mixer, beat butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar on low speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in egg yolk, brandy and almond extract until well combined.
- Reduce speed to low and gradually add all-purpose flour, salt and toasted almond flour until just incorporated.
- Scrape the dough into an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using your hands, roll dough into 1-inch balls and place balls 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12 to 18 minutes, until cookies begin to brown at edges. Rotate cookie sheets halfway through for even baking.
- Place 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar into a sieve. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, sift a thick layer of confectioners' sugar over the tops. Once cookies are cool, put remaining 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar (plus any sugar in the sieve) into a shallow bowl and toss cookies again in confectioners' sugar.
SNOWBALLS II
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 134.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 8.8 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 64 mg, Sugar 4.7 g
ALMOND SHORTBREAD SNOWBALLS
Ya know those great shortbread cookies that they sell in the metal tins at Christmas time that everyone eats first? Well these are a ton better than those! The toasting almonds make your home smell amazing and the flavor of the finished cookie is ohhhh so good.
Provided by Tamara Bonneru
Categories Cookies
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350. Bake almonds in a single layer in shallow pan 6 minutes or til toasted and fragrant, stir once half way through. Cool completely. Reduce oven to 325.
- 2. Process almonds in food processor until finely ground. About 30 seconds.
- 3. Beat butter at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add vanilla and 1 cup powdered sugar. Beat well. Dough should be crumbly but if it's not, don't worry about it. It's likely due to your altitude and will be crumbly after the next step.
- 4. Combine flour, salt and almonds: gradually add to butter mixture. Beating until well blended. Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- 5. Bake at 325 for 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks. Cool 10 minutes more and roll in 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
ALMOND SNOWBALLS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 22m
Yield 18 snowballs (small scoop) 9 snowballs (large scoop)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt to soft peaks, then add sugar and beat again until peaks are stiff. Beat in almond flavoring. Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in half of the coconut. Sprinkle in the nutmeg and flour, stir, then fold in the remaining coconut.
- Using a melon baller or other small scoop, or working with 2 spoons, form 9 "snowballs" a couple of inches apart on each of 2 cookie sheets. Bake snowballs 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove from oven and garnish each snowball with half a cherry and a couple of slivered almonds. Transfer to a rack or serving plate to cool.
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Ingredients
For the Almond Shortbread
- 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds, toasted
For Rolling
- 1/3 cup powdered (confectioners’) sugar
Directions
Baking the Cookies
- Prepare the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Mix the shortbread: In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour and salt together. Separately, use an electric mixer to cream the butter, granulated sugar, and almond extract until light and fluffy. While mixing on low, add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and blend until a dough is formed. Fold the almonds into the dough.
- Make the dough balls: Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to form small, round dough balls. Place these on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about an inch or so apart.
- Bake the cookies: Bake the cookies for 16 to 20 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned. Remove the shortbread from oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes.
- Roll the cookies: In a small bowl, sift the powdered sugar, and then roll the warm shortbread in the sugar until completely coated.
- Enjoy: Once the cookies have cooled to room temperature, store them in an airtight container, and enjoy as per your choice.
Variations
Almond Shortbread Snowballs can be made in different varieties too. Some variations that you can try are:- Chocolate-dipped: Once the snowballs have completely cooled off, dip them in melted chocolate chips and allow them to set in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
- Lemon zest: Before making the dough balls, add a teaspoon of lemon zest in the bowl and mix it with the other ingredients. This will add a lovely tangy flavor to the cookies.
- Orange extract: You may replace almond extract with orange extract to give the snowballs a citrusy aroma.