Easy Nutty Orange Snowballs
photo by TheDancingCook
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
- Serves:
- 36
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄3 cups powdered sugar, divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated orange peel
- 1⁄2 teaspoon orange extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped fine
- 1⁄2 cup hazelnuts, chopped fine
- ground cinnamon, for sprinkling (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and 3/4 cup of powdered sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the fresh grated orange peel and the orange and vanilla extracts.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt; gradually add this to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Stir in chopped nuts; mix well.
- Shape into 3/4 inch balls and place each ball about 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned.
- Remove from oven; transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
- Place the remaining powdered sugar in a 1-gallon Ziplock bag; add a few cookies at a time and shake to coat.
- Sprinkle with ground cinnamon, if desired.
- Store in an airtight container.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TheDancingCook
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
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