snowball cookies

Name: Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 3/4 cup(s) butter, softened; 1/4 cup(s) icing sugar/ powdered sugar; 1 cup(s) finely ground almonds; 2 cup(s) sifted all purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 1 can(s) drained maraschino cherries; - dates can also be used

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Trish Morris

Edmonton, AB

Updated on Dec 23, 2013

if you love maraschino cherries your gonna love these cookies.

Rate

Santa can't stay away even when we were naughty

prep time 15 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup icing sugar/ powdered sugar
1 cup finely ground almonds
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 can drained maraschino cherries
- dates can also be used

How To Make snowball cookies

Step 1

Heat oven to 350. Cream butter, and add icing sugar, almond extract and cream till fluffy. Mix together flour, ground almonds,salt, and add to butter mix. Wrap one cherry with dough to form a small ball, rolling softly in your hand. Set cookies on sheet and bake for 20min. Roll in Icing sugar while warm
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