Snowball cookies melt in your mouth

Step 1. How to bake a tender and tasty cookie snowball melting in your mouth, at home? First, prepare all the necessary products. Walnuts can be replaced with any other (for example, almonds or hazelnuts). To make the cookies taste even more interesting and richer, you can add a pinch of cinnamon, some nutmeg or orange/lemon peel. Get the butter out of the refrigerator in advance so that it softens at room temperature. Turn on the oven 180 degrees.

Step 2. How to prepare nuts for the preparation of the test? Place the nuts in a blender bowl. To remove the possible bitterness and make them crisp, I recommend pre-soaking the nuts overnight in water and then drying them in a pan (this step is optional but desirable). Grind the nuts into a small crumb. It is most convenient to use a blender, but you can also cut them with a knife or crush them with a roller.

Step 3. How do you mix cookie dough? Add to the nuts flour, sugar, salt and vanillin and mix well. Then add to the dry mixture a soft butter. Rub everything into a crumb with your hands or with a blender until you get a soft, elastic and not sticking to the hands dough. For ease of forming, put the finished dough in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes - so it will be much easier to sculpt balls.

Step 4. How to properly form cookies from the test? Blind small balls from the dough (I got 10 pieces weighing 25-27 g). Lay them on a pot lined with parchment paper or Teflon mat, leaving a distance of about 3 cm between them.

Step 5: How long do you bake Snowball cookies? Bake the cookies in a 180°C oven for 15 to 25 minutes. It should only roost from below, the top will remain light.

Step 6. How do you prepare cookies for serving? Make sure to let the finished liver cool for 5-7 minutes, as in hot form it is very fragile and can crumble. Then gently drop each ball in powdered sugar. To get the effect of "snowball" with a rich white tint, you can throw cookies in powder again after some time or just sprinkle them abundantly on top when serving.

Step 7. How to bring homemade snow cookies to the table? Serve ready-made Snowball cookies for tea, coffee, cocoa or with milk. For a festive serving, lay out cookies on a beautiful dish and sprinkle an additional portion of “snow” – powdered sugar on top. Bon appetit!