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almond snowball cookies

Almond Snowball Cookies

Homesteading Dreams
Delicious, easy Christmas cookie recipe.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup confectioners/powdered/10-x sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
  • 1 cup uncooked oatmeal I like to use old-fashioned, but quick cooking is fine as well
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
  • 1/4 cup confectioners/powdered/10-x sugar

Instructions
 

  • Beat the butter and 3/4 cup confectioners sugar until creamy.
  • Add the extracts and beat until well mixed.
  • Add the flour and mix on low until combined.
  • Add the oatmeal and almonds, mixing on low until completely mixed. (dough will be stiff)
  • Roll tablespoon size bits of dough into balls.
  • Place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 325 degree oven for about 15 minutes.
  • Cool. Gently place cookies in a ziploc bag with 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar to coat. Alternatively, you can sift the sugar over the cookies.