Almond Snowball Cookies

Easy to make, melt in your mouth, almond snowball cookies.  These crumbly little almond flavoured cookies are perfect for Christmas!

These almond snowball cookies.  Cute little crumbly shortbread like cookies flavoured with almond and dredged in icing sugar.  They’re the perfect little bite-sized cookie to add to your Christmas cookie list.

Especially if you’ve never made them.  Super easy cookies to make and oh so tasty.  Especially when they’re almond snowball cookies…and there’s no cherry in the middle!

ALMOND SNOWBALL COOKIES RECIPE
Quick and easy almond flavoured snowball cookies make the perfect addition to your Christmas cookie tray!



Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup (245g) all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (50g) ground almonds
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup (65g) icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5mL) almond extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, ground almonds and salt until combined. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, or in a stand mixer, cream the butter with the 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the almond extract until well combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
3. Form the dough into one tablespoon sized balls and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. Remove from the oven and immediately dredge the cookies in icing sugar, placing on a wire rack after to cool completely. Once the cookies have completely cooled, dredge them a second time in the icing sugar. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Recipe Adapted : Almond Snowball Cookies @ bake-eat-repeat