lemon snowball cookies
I use real lemon juice instead of extract.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- - zest of 2 lemons
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup almonds, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, to roll cookies in
How To Make lemon snowball cookies
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Step 1Whisk together flour, cornstarch and salt. Set aside.
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Step 2With the paddle attachment of the mixer, mix butter on medium speed until creamy, about 20 seconds. Blend in 2/3 cup powdered sugar. Mix in zest and extracts. On low add in flour mixture until just combined. Stir in almonds. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill 30 minutes.
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Step 3Preheat oven 1/2 way through chilling time, to 350.
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Step 4Scoop dough 1 TBS at a time and roll into a ball, then place on parchment lined baking sheets, spacing cookies 2" apart. Bake 16-18 minutes. Remove from oven; allow to cool several minutes then while cookies are still warm, roll in powdered sugar. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. When cookies are cooled, roll in powdered sugar a second time.
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Step 5Store in an air tight container.
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