Swedish Snowballs Cookies

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This was posted by Scandi_Pride in the Swedish recipe

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I wanted to share it here, I was going to post my

version but the only difference is I add that pinch of

cardamom to the dough and also the powered sugar you

roll them in.

Enjoy they are a delicious holiday cookie.

 

Swedish Snowballs Cookies

 

1/2 to 1 cup nuts (walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts)

2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature (2

sticks)

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon water

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Additional powdered sugar (about 1/2 cup)

 

 

Preheat oven to 375°.

Combine flour and salt in the small mixer bowl. Stir

with a spoon

and set aside.

Combine butter or margarine, sugar, water and vanilla

in the

large mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed until well

mixed, stopping

the mixer and scraping the bowl several times.

Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until all

the flour is

moistened, scraping the bowl several times. The

mixture will be

crumbly. Add nuts and mix well.

With your hands, form the dough into 1-inch balls.

Place balls

about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Lift with a

pancake turner to a wire rack to cool. When slightly

cooled, roll each ball into a small bowl of

powdered sugar. Finish cooling on the wire rack. For a

more " frosted " look, roll balls in additional powdered

sugar when

completely cooled.

Store in an airtight container in a cool place.

 

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