Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Snowball cookies


Let it snow! Make Snowballs! Have Fun!


These buttery cookies melt in your mouth as soon as you eat them!

1 cup walnuts
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup powder sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or maple  syrup
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

  • Finely chop the walnut meat in a blender or food processor then set aside. 
  • Cream together the margarine  and the 1/2 cup of poweder sugar. 
  • Add the vanilla extract or maple syrup.
  • Stir in the flour, salt, and nuts
  • Roll the dough inot 1 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until set but not brown ( about 10 min)
  • Roll the cookies in powder sugar while they are still warm and then again when they've cooled. 
  • Makes about  4 doz