These are melt in the mouth cookies rolled in confectioner's sugar the resemble snow balls . These are known by different names , but always have crushed nuts in the cookie and rolled in sugar.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword Snowball Cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour40 minutesminutes
Servings 2dozen
Author Syama
Ingredients
1/2CButter softened
1/2CFine Sugar
1TspVanilla extract
2CAll Purpose Flour
1/8TspSalt 1 pinch
3/4CAlmonds chopped
1CConfectioner's sugar
Instructions
Make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature.
In a medium bowl cream butter and sugar. Add Vanilla extract and mix well.
Sift the flour and salt together. Finely chop the almonds, leaving a few small chunks , using a food processor or by hand .
Add the flour and almonds to the butter mixture and mix uniformly well scraping the sides after every few turns.
Roll into lime sized balls Arrange in a container cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
Bake for 15 minutes or till the cookie bottoms begin to brown.
Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for a minute .