Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies

An easy mix-and-bake recipe my grandmother used to make every Christmas! This yummy recipe, containing cream cheese and almond extract, makes moist, flavorful snowballs that are a different twist on your traditional snowball cookie!

• Preparation Time: 23 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 mins
• Total Time: 29 mins
• Calories: 170 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)
• ½ cup finely-chopped walnuts (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl, stir in the walnuts, and set aside.

Step 2

Beat the shortening, butter, cream cheese, and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly blended. Mix in the almond extract, vanilla extract, and flour; stir to combine. Scoop up dough by rounded tablespoons, and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies turn slightly golden at the edges, about 6 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 1 minute, then roll in the confectioners' sugar-walnut mixture while still a little warm.