Noel Nut Balls Food

NOEL NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and honey until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in bourbon or orange juice just to combine. Add flour mixture, and beat just to combine. Turn out dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap tightly, and chill 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until brown around edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

NUT BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Mix butter or margarine with sugar until creamy. Add salt, almond or vanilla extract, flour, and nuts. Mix WELL.
• Chill dough until firm enough to handle.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Using fingers, shape dough into 1 inch balls or crescents. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown. While cookies are still warm, roll in powdered sugar. These keep well.

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In electric skillet set at 300 degrees (or heavy pan over low heat), cook butter, sugar, dates and egg until gooey and thickened. about 7-10 min.
• Add pecans and vanilla.
• Then add Rice Krispies.
• Mix well.
• Cool until slightly warm.
• Form into balls & roll in powdered sugar.
• Makes 50-60 small balls.

EASY CHRISTMAS PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except powdered sugar into a large bowl.
• Mix thoroughly by hand, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Roll cookies by hand into 1-inch balls.
• Place on ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheet an inch apart.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until set but not brown.
• Let stand on cookie sheet about 2 minutes, then gently roll each one gently in powdered sugar. Let cookies cool.
• Once they cool (15-20 minutes), roll again (gently) in powdered sugar. Store loosely covered.

NOEL NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter and honey until fluffy. Add bourbon, and beat to combine. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners sugar and salt. Add to the butter mixture and beat to combine. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 hours Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper. Roll the dough, 2 t at a time, into balls. Place on prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between them. Bake until brown around the edges 12 to 13 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners sugar to coat.

NOEL NUT BALLS (M STEWART)

Steps:

• MAKES 36 SMALL NUT BALLS Cream butter and honey together in a mixing bowl until soft and fluffy. Stir in the confectioners sugar, flour, salt, bourbon or orange juice, and pecans. Chill for several hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With your hands roll 1 teaspoon of dough at a time into balls the size of small walnuts. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake for 12 or 13 minutes. Place on wire racks to cool. When cool roll in confectioners sugar. Source: Christmas Memories with Recipes, Edited by Maron Waxman, 1988 MC_Busted and edited for MC by Brenda Adams Recipe by: Martha Kostyra Stewart - family recipe Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #965 by Badams on Dec 18, 1997