Best Vanilla Glazed Snow Cookies Recipes

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SNOWBALLS II



Snowballs II image

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

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

VANILLA GLAZE



Vanilla Glaze image

Great on Apple Cookies!

Provided by Jamie Langston

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Dessert Glazes

Time 10m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
2 ½ teaspoons milk
⅛ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter

Steps:

  • Melt the butter and add to rest of ingredients. Mix until creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 15.4 calories, Carbohydrate 3.7 g, Cholesterol 0.2 mg, Fat 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 6.7 mg, Sugar 3.7 g

ALMOND SNOWBALL COOKIES



Almond Snowball Cookies image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 2h10m

Yield about 30 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

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.

VANILLA GLAZED SNOW COOKIES



Vanilla Glazed Snow Cookies image

I got this recipe from a Land O Lakes Butter pamphlet. I had forgotten about these cookies. They are rich, cake-like cookies that are buttery and delicious. The glaze is the finishing touch. Picture from Land O Lakes Butter.

Provided by Carol Perricone

Categories     Cookies

Time 1h40m

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 c butter, softened
3/4 c sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 c all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
GLAZE
1 3/4 c powdered sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 to 3 Tbsp water
DECORATIONS
hard peppermint candies, coarsely chopped, holiday sprinkles/colored sugar, or decorator candies

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. Combine butter, sugar and salt in a large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add buttermilk, egg and vanilla; continue beating until mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking soda. Beat until well mixed.
  • 3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsfuls, 1-inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cookies are set and bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.
  • 4. Combine powdered sugar and vanilla in medium bowl; stir in water for desired consistency. Spread glaze over cooled cookies. Decorate with candies.
  • 5. NOTE: you can freeze these cookies BEFORE glazing; otherwise they can become soggy under the glaze. Glaze and decorate cookies after thawing.

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