Best Theresas Snow Ball Cookies Recipes

ALMOND SNOWBALL COOKIES

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield about 30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, sliced and softened (1 1/2 sticks)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar

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.

SNOWBALLS II

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These are technically Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Teacakes, but my grandmother gave up on us calling them that years ago!

Provided by Lori Dehn

Categories Desserts Cookies

Time 45m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed
¼ cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes

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

SNOWBALL COOKIES

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These snowball cookies are a must for Christmas, New Year's and weddings. They are delicious and are very easy to make. I usually double the recipe because they tend to disappear quickly.

Provided by Tere Gill

Categories Other Snacks

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 stick butter (16 tablespoons or 1 cup)
1/4 c powdered sugar (plus extra 2 cups in a shallow dish/bowl for coating baked cookies)
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp water
2 c all purpose flour
1 c chopped pecans

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Using electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and 1/4 cup powdered sugar.
3. Add vanilla, water and flour and mix well with sturdy spoon.
4. Stir in pecans.
5. Using hands, form mixture into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets or cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake at 300 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes.
7. Working quickly, roll in powdered sugar while still hot.
8. Let cool, then roll in powdered sugar again.
9. Store in an airtight container.