Snowball Cookie Food

HOLIDAY SNOWBALL COOKIES (SPONSORED)

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F.
• BEAT butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt in large mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in flour; stir in morsels and nuts. Shape level tablespoons of dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
• BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly browned. Remove from oven. Sift powdered sugar over hot cookies on baking sheets. Cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired. Store in airtight containers.

SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt; mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.

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.

SNOWBALLS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400* F.
• Place flour and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine.
• In a food processor, cream sugar and butter until smooth.
• Add vanilla and flour mixture and process in pulses until well mixed into a smooth dough.
• Form into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400* F for 10-12 minutes. Cookies should not get brown, so start checking on them after 8-9 minutes.
• Roll hot cookies in additional powdered sugar and cool. Dust with additional powdered sugar, if desired, while still warm.

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

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F / 176C.
• Use a food processor to finely chop the nuts and cranberries and then set them aside.
• Combine a half-cup of the powdered sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and salt with an electric mixer.
• Add the flour in two batches until combined, then use a spatula to stir in the nuts and cranberries.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly spray with cooking spray.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls and place onto cookie sheet at least 1 inch apart. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
• Allow the cookies to cool for at least 5 minutes, then roll each one in powdered sugar, allow to set another 5 minutes, then coat again.

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Set the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat the oven to 325ºF (160°C).
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Toast the pecans in the oven on a small baking sheet for 6 minutes, stirring the nuts halfway through. Transfer to a plate and allow to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of the pecans to a food processor and pulse about 15 times, until a finely ground texture is achieved. Transfer to a medium-sized bowl.
• Add the remaining ½ cup of pecans to the food processor and pulse and 3 to 5 times, until roughly chopped. Add to the finely ground pecans.
• Add flour and salt to the pecans, stir to combine.
• Cream the softened butter and sugar in a mixing bowl, or stand mixer on the medium speed, 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl halfway through creaming.
• Add vanilla and mix on low speed until incorporated, 30 seconds.
• Add the nut mixture and combine on the lowest speed until just incorporated and dough comes together about 30 seconds.
• Measure the dough into leveled 1 tablespoon portions. Roll into a ball and place 1-inch apart on the baking sheets, they should be about 1-inch in diameter. Bake 20 cookies per pan.
• Bake one cookie sheet at a time until the light golden in color and the bottoms are browned about 18 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through baking.
• Cool the cookies on the pan for 5 minutes.
• Add powdered sugar to a shallow bowl. Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar while still warm until completely coated, then transfer to wire rack to cool.
• Once the cookies are cooled, roll them in the powdered sugar for a second coat or sprinkle on top with more sugar, shaking off any excess. This can be done right before serving for the most attractive appearance.

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment. Tip the pecans into a food processor and blitz until they resemble a rough powder. Tip into a bowl and stir in the flour.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter, caster sugar and orange zest together with an electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the flour and pecan mix and stir with a wooden spoon until everything comes together in a rough dough. Shape into 10 even-sized balls and put on the tray.
• Bake for 15 mins until set but the top is still pale in colour. Leave to cool on the tray for 5 mins, then, once cool enough to handle, gently roll the balls in the icing sugar and return to the tray. Leave to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container for up to five days. Dust with more icing sugar just before serving.

PEPPERMINT SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour and cornstarch. Set it aside.
• Using either a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high, beat the softened butter for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup of powdered sugar and beat for another 1-1½ minutes.
• Lower the mixer speed to medium-low, add in the peppermint and vanilla extracts.
• Keeping the mixer speed on medium-low, add in the flour mixture. Mix just until the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Increase the mixer speed to medium and add the red food color. Mix just until the color is uniform.
• Add in the mini chocolate chips and mix just until combined and well distributed.
• Cover the dough and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, 1 for baking the dough balls, and one for the rolled cookies to finish cooling on . Set them aside.
• Using a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scoop, scoop out the cookie dough. Roll the dough into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet. Space the rolled cookie dough balls 1 inch apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
• Add the remaining 2 cups powdered sugar and the crushed peppermint candies to a medium size mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Set it aside.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to rest on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar mixture. Transfer the coated cookies to the 2nd prepared cookie sheet.
• Once the coated cookies have completely cooled, roll them again in the powdered sugar mixture.

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.

CHRISTMAS SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F and butter 2 baking sheets. Onto a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour and salt. In a medium bowl, with electric mixer on high, cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour mixture, then pecans.
• Dust your hands with confectioner's sugar and roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake 25 minutes, or just until light brown. Transfer to racks to cool 15 minutes, then roll in confectioner's sugar. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

PEPPERMINT SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk together the flour and cornstarch. Set it aside.
• Using either a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl and a handheld mixer on medium-high, beat the softened butter for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup of powdered sugar and beat for another 1 to 1½ minutes.
• Lower the mixer speed to medium-low, add in the peppermint and vanilla extracts.
• Keeping the mixer speed on medium-low, add in the flour mixture. Mix just until the ingredients are well incorporated.
• Increase the mixer speed to medium and add the red food color. Mix just until the color is uniform.
• Add in the mini chocolate chips and mix just until combined and well distributed.
• Cover the dough and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, 1 for baking the dough balls, and one for the rolled cookies to finish cooling on. Set them aside.
• Using a 1 tablespoon cookie dough scoop, scoop out the cookie dough. Roll the dough into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet. Space the rolled cookie dough balls 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add the remaining 2 cups powdered sugar and the crushed peppermint candies to a medium size mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Set it aside.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to rest on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar mixture. Transfer the coated cookies to the second prepared cookie sheet.
• Once the coated cookies have completely cooled, roll them again in the powdered sugar mixture.