How to Make Lemon Snowball Cookies King Arthur

Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies

Plan ahead, the dough needs to be refrigerated for 2 or more hours).

Recipe Summary Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies

An easy mix-and-bake recipe my grandmother used to make every Christmas! This yummy recipe, containing cream cheese and almond extract, makes moist, flavorful snowballs that are a different twist on your traditional snowball cookie!

Ingredients | Lemon Snowball Cookies King Arthur

1 cup confectioners' sugar

½ cup finely-chopped walnuts (Optional)

½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup cream cheese, softened

½ cup white sugar

½ teaspoon almond extract

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl, stir in the walnuts, and set aside.

Beat the shortening, butter, cream cheese, and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly blended. Mix in the almond extract, vanilla extract, and flour; stir to combine. Scoop up dough by rounded tablespoons, and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies turn slightly golden at the edges, about 6 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 1 minute, then roll in the confectioners' sugar-walnut mixture while still a little warm.

Info | Lemon Snowball Cookies King Arthur

prep: 23 mins cook: 6 mins additional: 1 min total: 30 mins Servings: 24 Yield: 2 dozen cookies

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