Snowball Cookies (Wedding Cookies)

🥘 Ingredients

• all-purpose flour (king arthur unbleached, 270g)
  2 1/4 cups
• almond extract (optional)
  1 teaspoon
• coating**
• dough**
• extract (king arthur pure vanilla)
  1 1/2 teaspoons
• king arthur almond flour or blanched almonds finely ground (72g)
  3/4 cup
• sugar (confectioners', 57g, confectioners', 170g)
  1/2 cup, 1 1/2 cups
• table salt*
  1 teaspoon
• unsalted butter* (227g)
  16 tablespoons

🍳 Cookware

• bowl
• pan

1. 1

   Gather king arthur almond flour or blanched almonds finely ground , unsalted butter* , almond extract , table salt* , coating** , dough** .

   king arthur almond flour or blanched almonds finely ground: 3/4 cup (72g), unsalted butter*: 16 tablespoons (227g), almond extract: 1 teaspoon, table salt*: 1 teaspoon, coating**, dough**
2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.,
3. 3

   In a large bowl , beat together the butter, sugar , vanilla, almond extract , and salt.,

   sugar: 1/2 cup (confectioners', 57g), extract: 1 1/2 teaspoons (king arthur pure vanilla)
4. 4

   Beat in the almond flour, then the all-purpose flour .,

   all-purpose flour: 2 1/4 cups (king arthur unbleached, 270g)
5. 5

   Scoop chestnut-sized (1") pieces of dough, and roll them into balls. A level teaspoon cookie scoop will give you just the right amount of dough.
6. 6

   Place the balls on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 1" between them.,
7. 7

   Bake the cookies for ⏱️ 15-20 minutes , until they feel set on top: some of them may start to barely brown around the edges.,
8. 8

   While the wedding cookies are baking, put the topping sugar in a shallow bowl.,

   sugar: 1 1/2 cups (confectioners', 170g)
9. 9

   Remove the wedding cookies from the oven, allow them to cool on the pan for a few minutes, and then transfer them, 5 or 6 at a time, to the bowl. Roll them in the sugar to coat, then transfer them to a rack to cool.,
10. 10

    When the wedding cookies are cool, roll them in the sugar again; they should be thoroughly coated and snowy white.,
11. 11

    Store leftover wedding cookies airtight at room temperature for several days; freeze for longer storage.
12. 📝

    Nutrition: Fat: 5g Calories: 90 calories Saturated Fat: 2.5g Trans Fat: 0g Sodium: 50mg Fiber: 0g Sugar: 5g Carbohydrate: 10g Cholesterol: 10mg Serving Size: 1 cookie (18g) Protein: 1g