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Almond snowball cookies on a small cake plate.

Almond Snowball cookies

Rich and delish
These snowball cookies are made with almond flour and almond extract for extra almond flavor. These cookies will completely melt in your mouth and you won't be able to stop at one!
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 81 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 115 g Butter
  • ¼ cup Powder sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon Almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon Lemon zest
  • 1 cup Flour
  • ½ cup Almond flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • In a big mixing bowl, add the soft butter, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and powder sugar. Mix with an electric hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
  • Add the salt, almond flour, and all-purpose flour. Mix until just combined.
  • Scoop out about 1 teaspoon of the batter and shape it into a ball. We used a small cookie scoop to scoop out the cookies, this way they are even in size and will bake evenly.
  • Place the cookie dough balls on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 11 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool to room temperature. Fill a medium mixing bowl with powder sugar and roll each cookie in the powder sugar. Serve and Enjoy!

Notes

Use room temperature ingredients. It is important that you use room-temperature ingredients like butter. This step ensures that your mixture mixes into a homogenous mixture and bakes perfectly.
Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist and tender cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
Make sure that your butter is at room temperature. An hour or two before making these cookies, take the butter out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. The butter should be soft to the touch. If your butter is too cold, it will be harder to mix and there will be lumps of butter in the dough.
Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with a back of a knife.
Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
Before you start to make this recipe, measure and prepare your ingredients so the cooking process will go smoothly and easily.
Be patient! I know it’s extremely tempting to eat these cookies as they are pulled out of the oven, but let these cookies cool for at least 20 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 66mgPotassium: 9mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 144IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
Keyword almond snowball cookies, snowball cookies
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