Cardamom Walnut Snowballs after Supper

Cardamom Walnut Snowballs after Supper is filed under Cookies and built around all-purpose flour, finely chopped walnuts toasted and divided, and ground cardamom. Plan on 48 Cookies.

Count on 30 minutes of prep, 20 minutes of cooking, about 50 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups finely chopped walnuts toasted and divided
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar for coating

How the cooking goes

1. Heat the oven to 325F. Line two sheet pans with baking paper.
2. In a food processor pulse half of the walnuts until they are finely chopped; remove and keep it to one side. Add the remaining nuts to the food processor and pulse until finely ground (no big pieces remain).
3. In a medium bowl combine the flour, walnuts, cardamom and salt; whisk to combine.
4. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla until well combined. Add all the flour mixture then mix on low speed until the dough just comes together.
5. You used a tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the dough and then roll into balls.
6. Bake until the bottoms are golden and the tops are beginning to brown, 12-18 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake them or they will be intolerably dry and crumbly.
7. Cool the cookies 2 minutes on the sheet pan before transferring to wire racks to cool until it is no longer warm.
8. Set powdered sugar in a large plastic bag. Working with two cookies at a time. Toss gently to coat and place back on the wire rack.
9. Allow the cookies to sit at least an hour, up to overnight, then then repeat the tossing in powdered sugar.
10. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at ambient temperature for up to 5 days. You wrapped mine in layers of wax paper and then covered them with foil and they did not get as soft and soggy as they can in other containers.

After it comes off the heat

Cool the sheet on a rack before the pieces are stacked. A covered tin keeps them for a few days.

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