Best Noel Nut Balls Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

NOEL NUT BALLS



Noel Nut Balls image

No holiday cookie tin would be complete without at least a few Noel nut balls, rich nut-and-butter domes, rolled in confectioners' sugar to resemble miniature snowballs. In Martha's family, the cookie dough was traditionally made with a touch of bourbon (or orange juice), for extra flavor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans (best if chopped by hand)
1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, plus more for rolling
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon bourbon or fresh orange juice

Steps:

  • Whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and honey until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in bourbon or orange juice just to combine. Add flour mixture, and beat just to combine. Turn out dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap tightly, and chill 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until brown around edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

NOEL NUT BALLS



NOEL NUT BALLS image

Categories     Nut

Yield 5 Doz

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 c unsalted butter, room temp
2 T honey
1 t bourbon or orange juice
2 1/4 c sifted flour
3/4 c chopped pecans
1/2 c sifted confectioners sugar plus more for rolling
1/4 t salt

Steps:

  • Cream butter and honey until fluffy. Add bourbon, and beat to combine. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners sugar and salt. Add to the butter mixture and beat to combine. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 hours Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper. Roll the dough, 2 t at a time, into balls. Place on prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between them. Bake until brown around the edges 12 to 13 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners sugar to coat.

Related Topics