Holiday Chai Coconut Ladoos Snowballs Food

COCONUT SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Grind 1/2 cup of the coconut in food processor.
• Chop remaining coconut and set aside.
• Add flour, 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the salt.
• Pulse to blend.
• Add butter and vanilla; pulse until dough comes together.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place dough balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake cookies until firm but tender, 15 minutes.
• Remove to rack, let cool completely.
• In small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and enough milk until smooth but still thick.
• Dip cookies in glaze (about 1/2 t for each), letting it drip down sides.
• Dip in chopped coconut and set aside for glaze to dry.

EASY COCONUT LADOO

Steps:

• Place 2 cups coconut into a pan and heat over low heat until lightly toasted, making sure not to burn or change color, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Place unopened can of condensed milk into the middle of the pot; boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove using tongs; let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Pour into coconut and add cardamom and vanilla extract. Mix well. Let cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
• Form mixture into small balls using oiled hands, as mixture will be very sticky, adding semolina as needed if very wet and runny.
• Place remaining coconut into a shallow bowl or on a plate. Roll ladoos in coconut and serve.

CHAI SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a bowl, whisk together both flours, tea, salt, pepper, and spices. In another bowl, beat butter with sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; gradually add flour mixture, beating just until a dough forms. Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls. Place 1 inch apart on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets.
• Bake, rotating rack positions once halfway through, until cookies are set and golden on bottoms, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Let cool on sheets 5 minutes. Roll in confectioners' sugar; let cool completely on a wire rack. Generously coat in more confectioners' sugar before serving, or store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 weeks.

HOLIDAY CHAI COCONUT LADOOS (SNOWBALLS)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak raisins in sherry or rum. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, add peanut butter and mix well. If consistency is stiff, slightly warm up peanut butter in microwave or on stovetop.
• Mix in remaining ingredients and combine. Chill in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes. Roll into balls (slightly smaller than walnut size).
• Place remaining coconut in a small bowl. Dust balls with coconut to garnish. Store in refrigerator.

COCONUT LIME THAI SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 with racks in the upper and lower thirds.
• Combine butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lime oil; beat to combine.
• Gently fold in lime zest, salt, flour and coconut. Blend well.
• Lightly flour hands and roll dough into small,about 1-inch, balls and place about 1 1/2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake until puffy (not browned)and bottoms are just golden, about 15 minute.
• Meanwhile, combine coating ingredients in a gallon size plastic bag. While cookies are still warm, toss them in the coating.
• Remove and transfer to wire rack to cool completely.