Snowball Cookies for Christmas

Name: Snowball Cookies for Christmas
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 60 grams Margarine for cake (or Butter); 30 grams Powdered sugar; 35 grams Almond powder (or almond flour); 80 grams Cake flour; 1 Powdered sugar (for decoration)

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I make this not just for the Christmas season, but also at other times of the year.
It is easy and cute, so my kids bring them as gifts when they visit their friends' houses.
It is sweet and delicious.

I always use margarine for cake as it is soft to mix and reasonably priced, but of course you can use butter instead.
If you have cornstarch, use half cornstarch and half cake flour. It makes for a lighter texture.
These will be pretty fragile just after baking, so please be gentle. Recipe by Nyanyadeko.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

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Ingredients

60 gramsMargarine for cake (or Butter)
30 gramsPowdered sugar
35 gramsAlmond powder (or almond flour)
80 gramsCake flour
(If you have cornstarch, you can use half cake flour and half cornstarch.)
1Powdered sugar (for decoration)

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Steps

1

In a bowl, whisk softened margarine until creamy. Then add powdered sugar and mix some more.
2

Add almond powder, mixing with rubber spatula.
3

Add cake flour and combine with a rubber spatula until the dough loses its flouriness.
4

Gather the dough like this.
5

Roll the dough into a long rope and wrap with plastic wrap. Leave in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
6

Take out from the fridge and divide into 24 portions. Preheat oven to 160 C (320 F).
7

Shape each portion of the dough into round balls and place on the baking tray. Bake for 20 minutes. Please check on them and adjust the baking time as necessary, as it may vary by oven. It is better not to brown them too much.
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This is how they'll looked once baked. They crumble easily while they're still hot, so be careful.
9

Once cooled, place them in a plastic bag with powdered sugar. Shake gently to coat.
10

Place on a serving plate. Give them another sprinkling of powdered sugar for the final touch. You can serve these to visitors or give them away as gifts!