Walnut Balls Food

WALNUT BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Cream the sugar and butter. Add flour, nuts, salt and vanilla. Mix well. Batter will be very crumbly.
• Shape into 1 inch balls. Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes. Roll in super fine sugar. When cool, roll again, if desired.

MOM'S WALNUT BALLS

Steps:

• Using a good quality chefs knife carefully chop walnuts until 2 cups is achieved. Finely chopped walnuts can also be purchased at the grocery store.
• Preheat oven to 375℉.
• Using a stand mixer or hand held mixer cream together butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• In a separate sized mixing bowl measure and sift flour and salt. Mix well into butter mixture until a soft dough forms. Stir in walnuts.
• Using a teaspoon break apart pieces of dough and then form by rolling between clean hands.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 12- 15 mins or until lightly golden brown. Using a spatula, remove from cookie sheet and let cool slightly. The cooling helps to prevent crumbling when rolling in powdered sugar.
• Place powdered sugar onto a plate and while cookies are still warm roll in sugar. If desired, roll a second time for an additional coating.

WALNUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Stir in the crackers, walnuts and cheese. Coat hands with cooking spray; shape mixture into 1-in. balls. Place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., In a small saucepan, combine sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil. Pour over walnut balls. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

OLD-FASHIONED WALNUT BALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla in a stand mixer or with an electric hand beater at medium speed until fluffy; the butter should approximately double in size and turn pale yellow.
• Sift flour and salt together.
• Add it in two or three batches to the creamed mixture; mix gently to incorporate it between each addition. Stir in walnuts.
• Pinch a walnut-size chunk of dough off, roll it into a ball, and place it on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, leaving about 1 inch of space between each ball.
• Bake cookies for 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer walnut balls from cookie sheet to a wire rack using ​a spatula. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Roll cooled cookies in sifted confectioners sugar.

WALNUT BALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
• Sift flour and salt together; add to creamed mixture.
• Mix well; stir in walnuts.
• Shape dough into walnut-sized balls.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from cookie sheet with spatula.
• When still warm but cool enough to handle, roll in powdered sugar.

WALNUT DATE BALLS

Steps:

• Process walnuts, dates, coconut, sesame oil, sea salt, and vanilla extract together in a food processor until combined. Roll date mixture into bite-size balls; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

WALNUT MEATBALLS (VEGAN)

Steps:

• In food processor, purée the water and onion until smooth. Pour into large mixing bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients, mixing well until mixture holds together.
• Coat hands with nonstick cooking spray.
• Shape mixture into 1-inch balls.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove from oven and place meatballs on a platter. Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve hot with a variety of dipping sauces, such as Sweet and Sour, Marinara, or your favorite.

CHOCOLATE WALNUT KAHLUA BALLS (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Stir the chocolate over simmering water in a double boiler until melted and smooth; remove from heat.
• Whisk in 1/2 cup sugar and corn syrup then the Kahlua.
• In a small bowl mix together the chopped walnuts and crushed wafers; add in the chocolate mixture and mix well.
• Shape into small balls.
• Place powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Roll each ball in the powdered sugar to coat.
• Place in an air-tight container and refrigerate overnight.

CHERRY-WALNUT BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Drain maraschino cherries on paper towels; pat dry to remove any excess liquid.
• Set cherries aside.
• Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• Beat in the 1/2 cup powdered sugar, almond extract, and vanilla until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
• Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer.
• Stir in any remaining flour, nuts, and cherries with a wooden spoon.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until bottoms are lightly brown.
• Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets on wire racks.
• Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat and transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• If desired, roll cooled cookies in additional powdered sugar before serving. Makes about 48 balls.
• *NOTE: To toast nuts, spread them in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake in a preheated 325F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until nuts are slightly golden brown, stirring once or twice. Cool completely. Chop nuts and set aside.
• TO STORE: Place cookies in layers separated by pieces of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies, if frozen, before serving.

TOFU NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Place oats and pecans in a blender or food processor and process until finely ground.
• Remove to a large bowl.
• Add garlic, sage, oregano, salt, pepper, and lemon juice to bowl.
• Process tofu and water in blender (or processor) until smooth.
• Add to bowl with other ingredients and stir until mixture holds firmly together.
• Shape into 1.
• 5 inch balls.
• Heat a little bit of olive oil in a non-stick skillet and skillet fry balls until reaching the desired level of brownness on all sides.
• Adding more oil if needed.
• Remove to brown bags or newspaper covered paper towels.
• Place in a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done in the middle.
• I sometimes skip this step and just flatten the balls slightly, so they will cook well on top of the stove.
• Yields about 16 balls.
• Serve over pasta cooked just al dente with some nice tomato sauce or as an appetizer.

MOM'S WALNUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (100 degrees C).
• Combine the white sugar, ground walnuts, orange zest, orange juice and 2 egg whites. This mixture will become very sticky and paste-like.
• Form the paste into a long rectangle on a smooth surface sprinkled with sugar so that it won't stick. The rectangle should be about 16 x 4 inches.
• Make the frosting by mixing the remaining egg white with the confectioners' sugar. You don't need to beat the egg white first! You may need to add a little water, or a little more powdered sugar to form a paste that you can easily spread, but that isn't runny.
• Spread the frosting over your rectangle. Use a knife covered with sugar to cut the rectangle into small 1 x 2 inch bars and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 35 minutes or until frosting is hard but still white. Enjoy with a big glass of milk!