Almond Snowball Cookies

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 30 cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 30 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 2 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

3/4 cup sliced almonds
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter, sliced and softened (1 1/2 sticks)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

Pulse the almonds and sugar in a food processor until very finely ground. Add the butter and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Scrape the dough off the inside of the bowl, if needed. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and pulse to combine. Add the flour and salt and pulse to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a large piece of waxed paper and roll into a log about 15 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Cut the chilled dough into 1/2-inch pieces and roll by hand into balls. Space the cookies evenly on the prepared baking sheets and bake until slightly golden, rotating the sheets once, 15 to 20 minutes. Put the confectioners' sugar in a pie plate. Briefly cool the cookies on a rack, then gently toss in the confectioners' sugar until evenly coated. Return to rack, cool to room temperature, and then toss again in the confectioners' sugar.

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recipe Almond Snowball Cookies
Jessica Chesapeake, VA 09-27-2009
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Yummy! Some ideas...
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These were delicious. I didn't have any almonds, and no food processor. So I used 1/2 cup oatmeal instead of the almonds,... and creamed the butter/sugar/flavoring in a bowl with a wooden spoon before adding the flour/oatmeal. I also didn't have parchment paper so I greased a sheet pan instead. Still turned out great, cooked 14 min and they were just chewy and gooey in the middle. I wanted to try Giada's almond frosting with them so I coated half of the batch in powdered sugar, and half frosted (frosting of powdered sugar/butter/almond extract). I liked the powdered sugar better! I can't wait to try the recipe without all the makeshift substitutions because it's hard to believe these can get any better.Read more
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Amy Jericho, NY 01-22-2009
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Possible the easiest cookie recipe!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these yesterday and I was amazed by how easy they were to make and how delicious they tasted. I've already been asked... to make another batch. Read more
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Anonymous 07-16-2008
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Wondreful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are very easy to make and they are so sinfully delicious.
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Ginny Aliso Viejo, CA 12-29-2007
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Love these cookies!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Excellent recipe. I needed a higher yield for a cookie exchange party, so I tripled the recipe by first processing the... almonds and sugar in the food procesor, then I finished the mixing by using a regular mixer. They were so good I made more later for friends and relatives!Read more
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Elena Johns Island, SC 06-20-2007
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Pretty good cookies
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These cookies needed more almond flavoring. I made them again with 1 tspn and they were much better.
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Anonymous 12-26-2006
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My Kids Loved Them!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these for Xmas presents for my twins teachers. Hardly had any left to wrap up because my picky twins kept eating... them. They said it was there new favorite cookie. Will make some more today, just for the twins...Read more