Almond Snowballs
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 ounces packages almond paste
- edible glitter or coarse sugar crystals
- For the Almond Frosting mix until smooth
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 4 -5 teaspoons milk
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Beat or mix together flour, butter, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.
- Cut the almond paste into 1/2-inch slices, then cut slices into 1/4ths.
- Shape 1-inch ball of cookie dough around each piece of almond paste; roll gently and form a ball.
- Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are golden brown.
- Remove to a wire rack.
- Cool for 30 minutes; dip tops into Almond Frosting, then into glitter or coarse sugar.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/almond-snowballs-77610 (may not work)