GINGER-MACADAMIA NUT SNOWBALLS

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You'll go nuts over these ginger-spiced cookies, made with love and coated with sweet confectioners' sugar to look like snow. -Jenny Humphries, Ocean View, Hawaii

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup plus 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 teaspoons lemon extract
2-1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup chopped crystallized ginger

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in lemon zest and lemon extract. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Stir in macadamia nuts and ginger. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned., Roll warm cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks. When cooled, roll cookies again in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts :

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