Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies Recipe

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Brief

Prep 23 mins

Cook: 6 mins

Additional: 1min

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup confectioners' sugar

½ cup finely-chopped walnuts

½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)

½ cup butter

softened

½ cup cream cheese

softened

½ cup white sugar

½ teaspoon almond extract

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl stir in the walnuts and set aside.

Step 2

Beat the shortening butter cream cheese and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly blended. Mix in the almond extract vanilla extract and flour; stir to combine. Scoop up dough by rounded tablespoons and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies turn slightly golden at the edges about 6 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 1 minute then roll in the confectioners' sugar-walnut mixture while still a little warm.

Nutritional Information

Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 169.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.6g 3%

Carbohydrates: 15.8g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 0.4g 2%

Sugars: 9.4g

Fat: 11.5g 18%

Saturated Fat: 4.7g 24%

Cholesterol: 15.5mg 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 183.7IU 4%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.8mg 6%

Folate: 17.5mcg 4%

Calcium: 8.7mg 1%

Iron: 0.5mg 3%

Magnesium: 6mg 2%

Potassium: 26.3mg 1%

Sodium: 41.8mg 2%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 7%

Calories From Fat: 103.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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