Buttery Snow Ball Cookies {without Nuts}

Melt in your mouth, buttery, and so easy to make. These Snow Ball Cookies can be made with or without the nuts. They come out perfect every time. A classic for holiday baking. 

Snowball Cookies without Nuts

This recipe is always a favorite. They are so simple to make with very few ingredients.

If you don’t have much time on your hands for baking then these are the perfect cookie for you.

Do you love to bake cookies? Try some of my other holiday cookie recipes, like:

Iced Thumbprint Cookies

Sugar Cookies with Icing 

Can You Freeze Snowball Cookies?

• Yes. You can freeze snowball cookies. Once they have thawed, roll them again in powdered sugar and serve

Do you Have to Add Nuts to Snowball Cookies?

• You can leave out the nuts in snowball cookies. The result will be a buttery and tender cookie that is absolutely delicious.

Can you substitute nuts for Snowball Cookies?

• Yes. Use chopped pecans, almonds, or walnuts as your nut

How do you make Snowball Cookies?

1. Mix butter and sugar until well blended
2. Add water, & almond extract, and again mix until well blended
3. Add flour & optional nuts
4. Cover dough and refrigerate for about 30 minutes
5. Roll the dough into little snowballs – about an inch in diameter and set them down on an ungreased baking sheet.
6. Don’t worry about them spreading. You can put more than a dozen on the sheet. They’ll puff up a bit, but you can put plenty on the sheet as long as you leave a little room between each one – about an inch of buffer.
7. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
8. When they are done and they have cooled for a few minutes, place a few at a time into the bowl of powdered sugar and coat them with sugar
9. Set them down on a surface to cool the rest of the way
10. Roll once more in powdered sugar

Watch My Video on Making Snowball Cookies

Recipe

Buttery Snow Ball Cookies {without Nuts}

Buttery melt in your mouth snowball cookies

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Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 36

Calories: 127cal

Author: Melissa

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 2 tsp. almond extract
• 2& ¼ cup flour all-purpose
• 1 cup Slivered almonds optional:
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Mix butter and sugar until well blended
• Add water, & almond extract, and again mix until well blended
• Add flour & optional nuts
• Cover dough and refrigerate for about 30 minutes
• Roll the dough into little snow balls – about and inch in diameter and set them down on an ungreased baking sheet
• Don’t worry about them spreading. You can put more than a dozen on the sheet. They’ll puff up, a bit, but you can put plenty on the sheet as long as you leave a little room between each one – about an inch buffer
• Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes
• When they are done, and they have cooled for a few minutes, place a few at a time into the bowl of powdered sugar and coat them with sugar
• Set them down on a surface to cool the rest of the way
• Roll once more in powdered sugar

Notes

If dough is cracking open when rolling – add a tsp. of water until it molds in your hands like playdough would

Store cookies in a covered container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or freeze for up to 3 months.

nutrition facts are only an estimate 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 127cal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.5mg

~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.Com Adapted from a wonderful little cookbook called – Comfort & Joy