Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies
Serves: 4
Madilyn Boehm
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
53
Sweetness
44
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Sugar (confectioners')1 cup
Vegetable Shortening1 cup
Butter (softened)1 cup
Cream Cheese (softened)1 cup
White Sugar1 tsp
Almond Extract1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1.5 cups
All-Purpose FlourDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Sift the confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl, stir in the walnuts, and set aside
3
Beat the shortening, butter, cream cheese, and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly blended
4
Mix in the almond extract, vanilla extract, and flour; stir to combine
5
Scoop up dough by rounded tablespoons, and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter
6
Place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets
7
Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies turn slightly golden at the edges, about 6 minutes
8
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