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December 15, 2014

Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies

Last Updated on November 12, 2020 by Sweet and Savoury Pursuits

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These Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies also known as almond snowball cookies, are nut cookies covered in powdered sugar. They're a holiday classic and are guaranteed to make your cookie tray look festive!

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Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies

Planning on preparing a cookie tray for this holiday season? Then you'll want to include these cookies. In fact, you can often find a variation of them served during the holidays.

These Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies are made with ground and toasted almonds. They're a classic and delicate cookie, and though they're covered in icing sugar, they're not overly sweet.

Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies

This Powdered Sugar Almond Cookie recipe is so easy to make and with so few ingredients you couldn't ask for better. 

This cookie is found in many parts of the world and is often made with different nuts. If you don't have any almonds on hand, feel free to use walnuts or pecans in their place.

Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies

How to Store:

These almond cookies freeze really well, just store them in an airtight container with wax paper in between the layers of cookies. Remove them from the freezer a few hours before serving. Right before plating them sift a little more powdered sugar on them to get them looking nice and snowy.

Enjoy!

More Cookies for the Holiday Season

  • Chocolate Walnut Cookies
  • Chocolate Peppermint Sugar Cookies
  • Matcha Green Tea Sugar Cookies
  • Pistachio and Cranberry Biscotti
  • Rolled Baklava

If you make this recipe let me know how it went for you in the comment section below. I'd love to know if you made any variations to the recipe and how it worked out. And if you take a picture, share it with me on Instagram by tagging #sweetandsavourypursuits, I love to see your photos!

Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies

Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies

Recipe adapted from Ricardo’s Holiday Issue 2014
These Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies are made with ground and toasted almonds. They're a delicate, not overly sweet classic cookie often served during the holidays.
4.34 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 40 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Course Dessert, Dessert/ snack
Cuisine Western
Servings 50 cookies
Calories 88 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1-½ cups ground almonds
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup toasted almonds finely chopped*
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¼ tsp pure almond extract
  • ¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups confectioner sugar icing

Instructions
 

  • Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the ground almonds, flour, finely chopped almonds and salt. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and ½ cup of the icing sugar until well blended and fluffy.
  • With the mixer on low speed, add the ground almond mixture, almond and vanilla extracts. Mix until well combined, scraping the sides of the bowl a couple of times.
  • Using a cookie scoop, scoop out balls of dough. Shape each cookie by rolling the dough between your hands. Arrange cookies 1 inch apart onto lined baking sheets.
  • Bake cookies, one sheet at a time, for about 14-16 minutes or until bottoms are golden and tops are slightly coloured and firm to the touch.
  • Let the cookies cool on the sheet for about 5 minutes and then roll each one into the sifted icing sugar.
  • Let the cookies cool completely and roll them in the icing sugar a second time.

Notes

  1. To toast almonds, preheat oven to 325°F. Spread almonds on a cookie sheet in a single layer. Make sure to stir every few minutes. Almonds are toasted when they are fragrant and lightly browned, it should take between 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 12mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 113IUCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Almond Snowball Cookies, Powdered Sugar Almond Cookies, Powdered Sugar Cookies
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  1. Deborah says

    December 22, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    Beautiful snowy, Christmassy photos !!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      December 22, 2014 at 5:45 pm

      Thank you Deborah! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  2. Louise Crosby says

    December 18, 2014 at 12:55 pm

    Fida, congratulations on a beautiful post! Gorgeous photography, the soft greys and white, with a hint of blue - winter cookies! And they look delicious. Well done!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      December 18, 2014 at 1:15 pm

      Thanks so much Louise, I really appreciate your comment 🙂 Merry Christmas!

      Reply
  3. simplyvegetarian777 says

    December 16, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    Amazing photos n awesome cookies

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      December 16, 2014 at 10:26 pm

      Thanks Sonal!

      Reply
  4. nancyc says

    December 16, 2014 at 9:23 pm

    Yum! So pretty and I'm sure they taste as wonderful as they look!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      December 16, 2014 at 10:18 pm

      Thanks Nancy

      Reply
  5. Packing my Suitcase says

    December 16, 2014 at 9:23 am

    I loooove those, but never baked them before!! I am saving the recipe and I will try for sure 😀 thank you for sharing such an easy recipe!!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      December 16, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Wonderful! Let me know how you like them

      Reply
      • Packing my Suitcase says

        December 17, 2014 at 8:43 am

        I will 😀 thank you!

        Reply
  6. Jess says

    December 15, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    These look delicious!

    Reply
    • Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says

      December 15, 2014 at 10:11 pm

      Thanks Jess!

      Reply

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