Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies Food

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 325 degrees F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place the nuts in the bowl of a food processor, and process until finely ground or the texture of coarse cornmeal, 10 to 15 seconds. Transfer to a large bowl, and stir in the flour and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 6 minutes. Beat in the vanilla, then reduce the speed to low and slowly mix in the flour mixture until combined, about 30 seconds. Roll the dough into balls (about 24 dough balls) and place about 1 1/2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until lightly golden and the bottoms begin to brown, 18 minutes.
• Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 20 minutes. Roll the cookies in the confectioners' sugar just before serving.

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Process pecans in food processor until finely chopped. Transfer chopped pecans to bowl; stir in flour and salt. Set aside.
• Cream butter and granulated sugar in medium bowl 2 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add nut mixture. Beat just until dough is combined.
• Working with 1 tablespoon dough, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
• Place powdered sugar into shallow bowl; roll cooled cookies in sugar to coat. Store in airtight container. If necessary, re-roll cookies in powdered sugar before serving.

OLD FASHIONED SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 ° F
• Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream with an electric mixer. You can also use a stand mixer.
• Add in the water and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
• Then add flour and mix thoroughly.
• Add the chopped nuts and gently stir to combine.
• Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours
• Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• After baking, transfer to a wire rack and cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Then roll in confectioner's sugar.

GRANDMA MINECCI'S SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat shortening, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Sift flour and salt into creamed butter mixture and stir just until dough is combined; fold in pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool cookies slightly and roll in confectioners' sugar. Cool cookies completely and roll again in confectioners' sugar.

CHRISTMAS SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
• Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat until well blended.
• Stir in pecans.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
• Bake in a 300° regular or convection oven until cookies are pale golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
• Let cookies stand on sheets until cool enough to handle.
• Place remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat all over; discard remaining sugar.
• Set cookies on racks to cool completely.

SNOWBALL COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325˚F (170˚C).
• Place the walnuts in a ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them until crushed.
• In a large bowl, combine crushed walnuts, flour, sugar, softened butter, vanilla and mix with a rubber spatula until well combined.
• Roll the dough into ping pong ball-sized spheres.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, until the bottom of the cookies is slightly brown.
• While the cookies are still warm, sift powdered sugar over the cookies.
• Enjoy!

SNOWBALL OLD FASHIONED

Steps:

• Gingerbread Syrup (yield is approximately 1/2 gallon):
• Crack or smash the dried spices (do not grind).
• Toast dry spices in a dry saucepan over medium­high heat, until aromatic.
• Cool pan, then add water and bring to a boil; allow to boil for 3 minutes.
• Lower heat and add sugar, ginger and molasses and heat again until simmering and sugar has dissolved.
• Cool, then pour through a fine mesh strainer to remove graininess of spices and bottle.
• Snowball Old Fashioned:.
• In a mixing glass, combine all ingredients with cracked ice and stir well.
• Strain into a Miracle double rocks glass, zest lemon over drink then add ice snowball.