Lemon Ginger Snowballs Recipe

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Want an elegant treat for guests? Buttery dough is a delectable backdrop for the bold lemon, ginger and macadamia flavors here.

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Lemon Ginger Snowballs Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 54 Servings

25 15 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2-1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
3/4 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in macadamia nuts, ginger and lemon peel.
Shape into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks. When completely cool, roll again in sugar. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 89 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 31 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Ginger Snowballs in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2012, p62