Tropical Hawaiian Snowballs Hawaiian Style Russian Tea Cookies Food

HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks on upperand lower thirds. On a clean work surface, toss nuts with dried fruit. Sprinkle over dough; knead until just blended.
• Form into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake cookies in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions of sheets halfway through, until edges are barely golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with sugar.

RUSSIAN TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until smooth. Add almond and vanilla extracts. Slowly add flour and salt to butter mixture, and mix until incorporated. Mix in pecans and walnuts.
• Use a cookie scooper to scoop the dough and then roll into balls (or use your hands to form 1" balls). Bake for 10-12 minutes. (These cookies barely brown, so if they don't look done, it's okay!).
• Roll in powdered sugar while still warm, and roll again when cool.

TROPICAL HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS (HAWAIIAN-STYLE RUSSIAN TEA COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 5 cookie sheets with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Sift together the flour and the salt.
• Slowly add to the butter mixture.
• Add nuts. Mix until blended well.
• Roll into small, bite sized balls. (about 3/4 of an ounce or 2 tablespoons). I like to use a small #40 portion disher (small, 3/4 ounce sized, ice cream scoop) and place 1-inch apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until slightly golden.
• While still warm, (not hot, not cold) roll through powdered sugar.
• Keeps about a week (but they won't be around that long) in an air-tight container.

RUSSIAN TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Cream butter, sugar and almond extract.
• Gradually stir in flour and salt.
• Add nuts and stir until well blended.
• Roll dough into teaspoon sized balls.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• BAke at 400 for 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms are light golden color.
• While still hot roll cookies in additional powdered sugar. I usually roll them at least 2 times.

HAWAIIAN TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Add flour and coconut until well blended.
• Shape into (4) 2 inch rolls.
• Roll in colored sugar.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours.
• With a sharp knife, saw into 1/4 inch slices.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10- 12 minutes, or until SLIGHTLY browned.

HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Shape four large scoops of vanilla ice cream into snowballs.
• Roll in flaked coconut, covering completely.
• Place one snowball into each of four dessert dishes, spoon crushed pineapple and juice evenly over each snowball.
• Top with whipped cream.