Almond Snowball Cookies

Soft, warm, sweet, crumbly! These Almond Snowball Cookies (also known as Russian Tea Cakes, or Mexican Wedding Cookies) just melt in your mouth! You’ll be surprised at how easy these are!

Almond Snowball Cookies taste like a whipped shortbread type of situation. These cookies themselves aren’t very sweet, so coating them in powdered sugar gives them the ideal sweetness. While also adding a soft texture.

Most recipes out there call for chopped nuts in the cookies, but we don’t really like the texture of them, so adding the almond flour adds a slight nuttiness, without having to add in any chopped nuts. But if that’s your thing, then you can for sure mix in some chopped pecans, or walnuts!

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This year for Christmas, we were thinking of making a cookie board *which sounds so cute*. These would fit on there perfectly, along with our favorite Roly-Poly Santa Cookies!

Also, if you are looking for a cookie recipe to make with little kids, this is the recipe! These are surprisingly easy, and rolling them in powdered sugar is so fun!

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Almond Snowball Cookies


Description

Soft, warm, sweet, crumbly! These Almond Snowball Cookies (also known as Russian Tea Cakes, or Mexican Wedding Cookies) just melt in your mouth! You’ll be surprised at how easy these are!


Ingredients

-1/2 cup softened unsalted butter (1 stick)

-1/2 cup powdered sugar + 1 cup for coating

-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

-1/4 tsp. almond extract

-1 cup all-purpose flour

-1/2 tsp. salt

-1/2 cup almond flour


Instructions

1. In a large bowl cream together 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp. almond extract. 

2. Once fluffy and light, add in 1 cup all-purpose flour and beat to combine. At first, it will be crumbly, but just keep beating it, and it’ll form into a nice dough.

3. Lastly, add 1/2 cup of almond flour. Beat until combined.

4. With a 1-inch cookie scoop, scoop the dough onto a lined baking sheet with parchment paper. You should have about 16 cookies.

5. Now roll each of the cookies into a smooth ball.

6. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. They will crack a bit, but that’s normal.

7. After baking, transfer them to a cooling rack and let cool for a few minutes. While they are still warm, coat them in powdered sugar. Let them cool, then repeat the process once more.

  • Prep Time: 7 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 70

Keywords: snowball cookies, russian tea cakes, mexican wedding cookies

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