Hollys Snowball Surprise Recipes

SNOWBALL SUPRISES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add the vanilla and mix well.
• Add flour, combine well, and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Take dough out of refrigerator and break into balls large enough to cover a Hershey's Kiss.
• Insert the Kiss and wrap dough around it, making sure it is completely covered.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until cooked through, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheet to wire rack.
• While still warm, sift powdered sugar on top. Cool completely.

SURPRISE SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F In a bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup powdered sugar. Add egg and mix well, scraping sides of bowl. Add vanilla and salt and mix well. Add pecans and blend again. Finally add flour 1/2 cup at a time blending after each addition until all flour has been added. Scoop out a tablespoon of dough and flatten in your hand. Place a chocolate kiss in the center of flat dough and wrap dough around kiss. Once wrapped, gently roll in your hands to create a ball. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until a hint of golden. Allow to cool completely. Once cooled, toss in a large plastic bag with 1 cup powdered sugar. Seal bag and shake well until all cookies are covered in powdered sugar. This may require multiple batches. Will keep in a sealed container for up to a week.

SNOWBALL SURPRISES

Steps:

• Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. In 3-quart saucepan, heat sugar and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring frequently, just until mixture starts to boil. Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter until melted and smooth.
• Stir in cereal until evenly coated. Cool about 5 minutes. While the mixture is cooling, place candy sprinkles in shallow dish.
• Lightly spray hands with cooking spray. For each snack, shape 1/4 cup cereal mixture around one small candy. Immediately roll each in candy sprinkles to coat. Place snacks on cookie sheet. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store in loosely covered container.

SNOWBALL SURPRISE

Steps:

• 1. Cream softened butter. Add 1/2 c powdered sugar. Beat until combined; scraping bowl.
• 2. Beat in water and vanilla.
• 3. Beat in as much flour as you can.
• 4. Then stir in any remaining flour, stir in pecans.
• 5. Shape dough into 1" balls (heaping teaspoonful).
• 6. Poke hole in the center with a fingertip.
• 7. Insert 2-3 chocolate chunks.
• 8. Push dough up and over chocolate. Roll ball in your hand to seal.
• 9. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10. Bake 325 degree for 15 min or until bottoms are lightly browned.
• 11. Let cool.
• 12. Once cooled, gently shake cookies in Ziploc bag with 1 c powdered sugar.

HOLLY'S SNOWBALL SURPRISE

Steps:

• With a long sharp knife, cut top 1/4 of angel food cake off horizontally. Then cut a trench around entire cake, leaving enough margin on sides to hold cake up. Remove small pieces of cake from trench, leaving it 3 inches deep and 2 inches wide. Cut pieces of cake small, then mix with 1/2 cup Cool Whip and crème de menthe in a small bowl. Set aside. Mix chocolate mousse mix and cold milk in medium bowl 2-3 minutes, till thick. Place cake on serving plate and fill trench with chocolate mousse. Fill center hole of cake with crème de menthe mixture. Replace cake top, and frost entire cake with remaining Cool Whip. Voilà! A snowball! Refrigerate to set. Editor's Extra: Fun to decorate with chocolate sprinkles or green or red cherry halves around the base.