Best Noel Nut Balls Recipes
NOEL NUT BALLS
No holiday cookie tin would be complete without at least a few Noel nut balls, rich nut-and-butter domes, rolled in confectioners' sugar to resemble miniature snowballs. In Martha's family, the cookie dough was traditionally made with a touch of bourbon (or orange juice), for extra flavor.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and honey until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in bourbon or orange juice just to combine. Add flour mixture, and beat just to combine. Turn out dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap tightly, and chill 3 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until brown around edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.
NOEL NUT BALLS
Steps:
- Cream butter and honey until fluffy. Add bourbon, and beat to combine. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners sugar and salt. Add to the butter mixture and beat to combine. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 hours Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper. Roll the dough, 2 t at a time, into balls. Place on prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between them. Bake until brown around the edges 12 to 13 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners sugar to coat.
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