Best Snowdrops Recipes

LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually beat in flour. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into balls (if necessary, refrigerate dough, covered, until firm enough to shape). Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar. Bake until light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove cookies from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, whisk together egg, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice in a small heavy saucepan over medium-low heat until blended. Add butter; cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened and a thermometer reads at least 170°, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat immediately (do not allow to boil). Transfer to a small bowl; cool. Press plastic wrap onto surface of filling. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour., To serve, spread lemon filling on half of cookies; cover with remaining cookies. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar. Store leftovers in refrigerator. Freeze option: Freeze unfilled, undecorated cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw cookies in covered containers. Fill and decorate as directed.

LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the lemon extract with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms. (If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.)
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 1 inch apart. Press bottom of glass into dough to grease, then dip into granulated sugar; press on shaped dough until 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in remaining frosting ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread filling between 2 cooled cookies. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CHERRY ALMOND SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place cake flour, 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar and salt in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add butter and extracts; pulse until butter is the size of peas. Add cherries and almonds; pulse until combined (dough will be crumbly)., Shape dough into 1-in. balls, pressing firmly to adhere; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned., Cool on pans 10 minutes. Roll warm cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

CHOCOLATE SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine cake mix, whipped topping and egg; mix well. Mixture will be sticky.
• Drop 1 inch sized balls of dough into confectioners' sugar; roll slightly to form uniform size balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove to racks to cool. Store in tightly covered container.

LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degree C).
• Cream 1 cup butter or margarine and 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar. Add 2 cups flour, lemon extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; mix well.
• Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Put together with filling. Roll in confectioners' sugar.
• To Make Filling: Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, and dash of salt. Add 1/2 cup water, 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind, 3 Tablespoons lemon juice, and 3 drops of yellow food coloring. Bring to rolling boil, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minutes. Cool. Frost flat side of one cookie and put together with another cookie, sandwich-like. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

MELT IN YOUR MOUTH LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400*.
• In a medium bowl, mix the butter/margarine, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the lemon extract.
• Stir in the flour and salt.
• If the dough is too soft, refrigerate a few hours until it's firm enough to shape.
• Shape dough into 1" balls.
• Place about 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar.
• Bake 8-10 minute or until the edges are light brown.
• Immediately remove from the cookie sheet to cool.
• Put the cookies together in pairs with the filling and then dust with the powdered sugar.
• For the Filling: Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a 1 quart saucepan.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Cooking over medium heat, keep stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and comes to a boil.
• Boil 1 minute, stirring all the while, then cool.
• Enjoy!

LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• 2. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 3. Meanwhile, for filling, combine the egg, sugar, lemon juice, peel and butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook and stir until thickened and a thermometer reads 160 degree, about 20 minutes. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until completely cooled.
• 4. Spread lemon filling on the bottoms of half the cookies; top with remaining cookies and dust with confectioners' sugar..Store in refrigerator.

LEMON SNOWDROPS RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar; add extract. In a separate bowl, sift flour and salt together; add to butter mixture, mixing well. Form into balls, using level teaspoonfuls of dough. Flatten balls slightly. Place one inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool. Put cookies together in pairs with Lemon Butter Filling in between. Roll in powdered sugar. Lemon Butter Filling: 1 egg, lightly beaten zest of 1 lemon 3 T. lemon juice 2/3 c. sugar 1-1/2 T. butter, softened Combine all ingredients in the top of a double boiler. Cook over hot water until thick, stirring constantly. Let cool. Makes 2 1/2 to 3 dozen.

SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Beat butter until creamy; add sugar and blend some more. Mix in the flour, nuts, vanilla and water.
• Chill until firm enough to shape with your fingers into small round balls.
• Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes, but watch them - remember they are snow drops, shouldn't even turn golden.
• Roll in sifted icing sugar as soon as you remove them from the oven. Mmm, toasty fingers coated in melted sugar!

LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the lemon extract with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms. (If dough is soft, cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.)
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 1 inch apart. Press bottom of glass into dough to grease, then dip into granulated sugar; press on shaped dough until 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• In 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in remaining frosting ingredients. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread filling between 2 cooled cookies. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

LEMON SNOWDROPS [24]

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degree C). Cream 1 cup butter or margarine and 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar. Add 2 cups flour, lemon extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; mix well. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool. Put together with filling. Roll in confectioners' sugar. Filling: Mix 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tablespoons cornstarch, and dash of salt. Add 1/2 cup water, 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine, 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind, 3 Tablespoons lemon juice, and 3 drops of yellow food coloring. Bring to rolling boil, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minutes. Cool. Frost flat side of one cookie and put together with another cookie, sandwich-like. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

LEMON SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Whip the butter until it's light and fluffy. Turn off the mechine and add the powdered sugar. Then turn back on again and mix for about 3 minutes. Mix in the lemon juice, zest, and extract. Add the flour and salt, mix until combined. Place in a low flat container and refrigerator overnight. To Bake: Preheat oven to 400º Line Pans with parchment paper Using a 1 ounce scoop make balls and place them on the sheet pans. they can be relatively close as they don't spread much. Bake until the bottoms are just beginning to darken, 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven , allow to sit for a few moments just to cool a little then sift generously with powdered sugar.

CHERRY ALMOND SNOWDROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place cake flour, 3/4 cup confectioner's sugar and salt in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add butter and extracts; pulse until butter is the size of peas. Add cherries and almonds; pulse until combined (dough will be crumbly).
• Shape dough into 1-in. balls, pressing firmly to adhere; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on pans 10 minutes. Roll warm cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.