Amaretto Snowballs

These snowballs have become a tradition in my home. They're just a bit different and very easy to make.
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Serves:
- Yields:
- Units:
3
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ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup icing sugar
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
- icing sugar, for rolling
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and icing sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Add flour and salt and mix well.
- Add Amaretto and mix well.
- Roll dough into small balls, less than an inch.
- Place onto a parchment-lined sheet or a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 8 to 12 minutes.
- Cool on a rack and roll in additional icing sugar.
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Dough works up nicely, easy to handle, baking times are accurate (though it's kind of hard to tell just from sight if they are done). The 3 Tbsp amaretto is just enough to not be overpowering. The only odd thing is that mine seemed really dry. I know that's the nature of a cookie like this, but perhaps a little more amaretto or something could help that? I got 4 dozen making the batter as directed. Will definitely make again!Reply
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These types of cookies are one of our families favorites. The addition of the amaretto liqueur couldn't do anything but make a great cookie even better! They mix up like a dream. I didn't THINK so at first until I continued following the directions as written , and *whew* the addition of those 3T of amaretto liqueur was just enough to make the dough perfect to work with for me. (Just for clarification , when you are doing step 3 , you really don't think you're going to end up with a workable cookie dough , but after the addition of the amaretto , it's great!) The baking times were right on for me as well. Anyway, these will definitely be going onto my cookie trays for the holidays. Excellent , thank you for posting!Reply