almond snowball cookies

How To Make almond snowball cookies

• 1

  Pulse almonds and sugar in a food processor until very finely ground.
• 2

  Add the butter and process until smooth. Scrape the dough off the inside of the bowl if needed.
• 3

  Add vanilla and almond extracts. Pulse to combine.
• 4

  Add the flour and salt and pulse to make a soft dough.
• 5

  Turn the dough out onto a large piece of wax paper. Roll into a log about 15 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Wrap in the wax paper and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• 6

  Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 7

  Cut the chilled dough into 1/2 inch slices and roll by hand into balls.
• 8

  Space the cookies evenly on prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, rotating sheets once, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 9

  Put the confectioners' sugar into a pie plate.
• 10

  Briefly cool the cookies on a rack.
• 11

  Then toss them in confectioners' sugar until evenly coated and return to the cooling rack.
• 12

  Cool completely and then toss again in the confectioners' sugar.
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