X'mas Snowball Cookies

Almond Snow Balls

   
     Ingredients:
     150g Plain flour
     120g Butter, softened
     50g Icing sugar
     a pinch of salt
     1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
     50g Ground almonds


      Method:

• Preheat oven to 160C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Beat butter, icing sugar, salt and vanilla extract until softened.
• Fold flour and ground almonds into butter mixture using a spatula.
• Wrap dough with cling film and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
• Roll chilled dough into a long cylinder about 3 cm in diameter. Slice roll and weigh the pieces to check they are uniform in size, about 8g each.
• Shape dough pieces into balls and place in alternating rows on prepared baking tray to ensure good distribution of oven heat for even baking.
• Bake cookies for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Once cooled, dust cookies with icing sugar and store in an airtight container to keep them crisp.