Snowball Candy Recipes

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.

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.

CANDY CANE SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, 3-4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. , Dip tops of cookies into candy coating, allowing excess to drip off; dip into crushed candies. Let stand until set.

SNOWBALL CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Mix together; sugar, Butter, Peanut-butter, Mix Well. Shape into 12 balls size of a walnut, Place on Waxed paper. Chill 10-15 minutes
• 2. Melt the Almond bark in Microwave, Just until Melted, Stir Well. Dip Chilled balls in Melted almond Bark, Place on Wax paper until hard. Drizzle Melted almond Bark over tops to make Curly~Q's, or Zig Zags for added Eye appeal. Note: Dark-Chocolate, or milk Chocolate almond bark can also be used. (A Substitute for 6 oz Chocolate Coating would be I Cup/6oz Semi sweet, Dark or white Chocolate Chips, Plus 1 Tbs Shortening melted together.)

DIRTY SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and cookie crumbs. I use my hands for this. Mess, but easier than trying to use a spoon.
• Let mixture cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Roll mixture into bite size balls and freeze for one hour.
• Melt almond bark in a double boiler.
• Dip frozen balls into almond bark and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Freeze until bark is hardened.

COCONUT SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Grind 1/2 cup of the coconut in food processor.
• Chop remaining coconut and set aside.
• Add flour, 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the salt.
• Pulse to blend.
• Add butter and vanilla; pulse until dough comes together.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place dough balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake cookies until firm but tender, 15 minutes.
• Remove to rack, let cool completely.
• In small bowl, stir together remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar and enough milk until smooth but still thick.
• Dip cookies in glaze (about 1/2 t for each), letting it drip down sides.
• Dip in chopped coconut and set aside for glaze to dry.

PEANUT BUTTER SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, peanut butter and butter. Chill in freezer for 30 minutes or until the mixture is easy to handle. Shape into 1-in. balls and place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet. Freeze for 30 minutes or until firm. , Meanwhile, melt the candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl. Dip each ball and place on waxed paper to harden. If desired, sprinkle with chopped peanuts.