Dessert for 24

Snowball Cookies

Name: Snowball Cookies
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup finely sifted/super-fine almond flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup unsalted butter; 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/8 tsp almond extract; 1 cup confectioners' sugar

$0.97for 430 minServes 24

Buttery almond cookies bake into tender balls before being rolled in confectioners' sugar for a soft, snowy finish.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.83

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.24 per serving$0.97 for 4

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup finely sifted/super-fine almond flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp almond extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and lightly oil two baking sheets.
Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl until smooth, then mix in the vanilla and almond extracts.
Stir in the flour, almond flour, and salt until a soft dough forms.
Shape the dough into 24 small balls and place them on the baking sheets.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the bottoms are lightly golden.
Cool the cookies for 5 minutes, then roll them in confectioners' sugar.