Snow Balls Recipes

SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt; mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.

SNOWBALL

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the butter, milk, cocoa and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in cracker crumbs and 1-1/2 cups coconut. Let stand until cool enough to handle., Using moistened hands, wrap about 1 tablespoon of mixture around each marshmallow (dip hands in water often to prevent sticking). Roll in remaining coconut; place on prepared baking sheet. Cover and freeze until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. May be frozen for up to 2 months.

SNOWBALLS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

SNOW BALLS

Steps:

• Prepare the Ultimate Cookie Dough and divide it into four equal parts. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes or refrigerate up to 4 days.
• Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or use a clean, ungreased baking sheet.
• Remove one portion of the dough from the refrigerator and knead lightly until it is pliable. Divide the dough into 12 parts (or, if you have a #70 or smaller ice cream scoop, scoop the dough into 12 balls). Roll the balls into perfect spheres and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until very lightly browned and firm. Remove from the oven. Place the powdered sugar into a wire sieve and dust the cookies heavily on all sides. Allow to cool.

SOUTH AFRICAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar till fluffly. Beat in cream. Add flour and knead to make soft dough.
• Divide dough into 24 balls. Flatten each ball slightly.
• Place 12 each on cookie sheets.
• Bake in oven preheated at 180 degrees celcius for 15 minutes ortill edges are brown.
• Beat jam with a fork. Add boiling water and colouring and whisk till smooth.
• Sandwich two cooled cakes with a bit of jam/water syrup.
• Then dip the two sanwiched cakes in the syrup.
• Roll in coconut and leave uncovered for a bit to dry.

SNOW BALLS (OREO BALLS OR OREO TRUFFLES)

Steps:

• Crush the oreos really well and mix with cream cheese (can use blender or mixer.).
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Melt the almond bark in microwave.
• Dip chilled balls into melted almond bark and set up on wax paper.
• You can decorate with drizzles of opposite color almond bark or sprinkles, if desired.
• Keep them refrigerated. Try to share!

CHRISTMAS SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
• Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat until well blended.
• Stir in pecans.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
• Bake in a 300° regular or convection oven until cookies are pale golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
• Let cookies stand on sheets until cool enough to handle.
• Place remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat all over; discard remaining sugar.
• Set cookies on racks to cool completely.