Almond Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies
What a delicious holiday cookie recipe!
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sliced or slivered almonds, toasted
- ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the toasted almonds, and stir to combine. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, cream cheese, and sugar on medium speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix for 1 minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low; gradually add the flour mixture and mix for 20 seconds. If needed, use a rubber spatula to finish mixing the flour into the dough.
- Roll about 1½ tablespoons of the dough into a ball. Place on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing them 1-inch apart.
- Bake the cookies until light brown around edges, 14 to 16 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for a few minutes. Add powdered sugar to a bowl. Then add the cookies to the powdered sugar one or two at a time, toss to coat, and then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 166IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.4mg