Cashew Snowballs Recipes

CASHEW NOUGAT COOKIES (SNOWBALLS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine confectioners sugar and butter in mixing bowl. Blend on medium speed until creamy.
• Add in vanilla extract and then slowly beat in flour, salt and cashews until well blended.
• Separate dough into four equal parts. Roll into one inch diameter logs.
• Wrap them individually in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for a half an hour.
• Unwrap your dough and cut out one inch sections.
• Roll each by hand and place on parchment paper one inch apart.
• Bake for twenty minutes. Cookies are done when golden brown.
• Remove and immediately roll in bowl of confectioners sugar until well coated.
• Cool on wire rack and then roll in sugar again.
• Store or serve and enjoy!

CASHEW SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter with ½ cup of the confectioners' sugar with hand mixer at medium speed until creamy.
• Add the vanilla extract.
• Slowly beat in the flour, roasted cashews and salt until well combined.
• Divide the dough into 4 equal parts and shape into 1" logs.
• Wrap logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least ½ hour.
• Cut 1" pieces off of the refrigerated logs, and roll into balls.
• Place balls about ¾" apart on parchment lined sheets (should be about 3 cookie sheets worth) Bake cookies in oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden.
• Fill a shallow bow or pie plate with 2 cups of confectioners' sugar.
• Immediately roll the hot cookies in the sugar to coat, a few at a time.
• Place on racks to cool.
• Once cookies are cooled, re-roll them again in confectioners' sugar, so coating looks nice and white and even!
• Cookies can be stored in airtight container for about 1 week, or frozen for up to one month.

SNOWBALLS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.