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Cherry Pistachio Snowballs
Cherry Pistachio Snowballs are a tender butter cookie with maraschino cherries and toasted pistachios inside! The outside is rolled in confectioner’s sugar and red sanding sugar for a fun, festive appearance!
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
25
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
48
cookies
Author:
Chef Lindsey
Equipment
Wilton’s Holiday Mix variety set
Ingredients
¼
cup
Maraschino cherries
chopped
1
cup
Butter
room temperature
½
cup
Confectioner’s sugar
½
teaspoon
Almond extract
½
teaspoon
Vanilla extract
2
cups
All Purpose flour
¾
cup
Pistachios
toasted
1
cup
Confectioner’s sugar
for rolling
¼
cup
Red sanding sugar
or edible glitter, for rolling
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Drain chopped cherries and pat dry.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream butter, sugar and extracts until light and fluffy.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour. Once the flour is incorporated, add the pistachios and cherries.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown and cracked on top. This took about 10 minutes, but will depend on the size of your cookies. Cool on a wire rack.
Roll in edible glitter mixed with confectioner’s sugar.
Notes
Adapted from Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Cookies Magazine 2018.
Yield: 48 Cookies
Nutrition
Calories:
85
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
10
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
0.4
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Trans Fat:
0.2
g
|
Cholesterol:
10
mg
|
Sodium:
31
mg
|
Potassium:
27
mg
|
Fiber:
0.4
g
|
Sugar:
5
g
|
Vitamin A:
127
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.1
mg
|
Calcium:
5
mg
|
Iron:
0.3
mg