Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies Recipe). These delicious cookies are both grain-free and gluten-free! To make them paleo, substitute ghee or palm shortening for butter, and replace confectioners' sugar with finely powdered coconut sugar. As-is, they taste exactly like the classic snowbell or Mexican wedding cake cookies.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr5 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 24 cookies

Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chopped pecans

½ cup salted butter

softened

1 ½ cups ground almonds

2 tablespoons arrowroot powder

1 tablespoon coconut flour

¼ cup honey

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon sea salt

½ cup confectioners' sugar

divided

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Place pecans on the prepared baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Leave the oven on. Transfer pecans to a small bowl and reserve the parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 3

Combine salted butter ground almonds arrowroot powder coconut flour honey egg vanilla extract and sea salt in a large bowl; beat using an electric mixer until combined. Add toasted pecans and mix in. Press dough together and cover the bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or freeze for 15 minutes.

Step 4

Remove cookie dough from refrigerator or freezer. Use a small cookie scoop to make 24 cookies rolling each gently by hand and working quickly so dough stays cold. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden around edges about 15 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and immediately dust with about 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.

Step 6

Allow to cool slightly. Pour remaining confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl. Once cool enough to handle roll each cookie in confectioners' sugar and cool completely before serving.

Nutritional Information

Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 122.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.6g 7%

Carbohydrates: 9g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 2%

Sugars: 5.7g

Fat: 8.6g 13%

Saturated Fat: 2.9g 15%

Cholesterol: 17.9mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 130.9IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.5mg 11%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 6.2mcg 2%

Calcium: 35.7mg 4%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 26.6mg 10%

Potassium: 123.7mg 4%

Sodium: 49.2mg 2%

Calories From Fat: 77.8

*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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