Best Tropical Hawaiian Snowballs Hawaiian Style Russian Tea Cookies Recipes

HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks on upperand lower thirds. On a clean work surface, toss nuts with dried fruit. Sprinkle over dough; knead until just blended.
• Form into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake cookies in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching positions of sheets halfway through, until edges are barely golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with sugar.

TROPICAL HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS (HAWAIIAN-STYLE RUSSIAN TEA COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 5 cookie sheets with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar and vanilla and coconut extracts.
• Sift together the flour and the salt.
• Slowly add to the butter mixture.
• Add nuts. Mix until blended well.
• Roll into small, bite sized balls. (about 3/4 of an ounce or 2 tablespoons). I like to use a small #40 portion disher (small, 3/4 ounce sized, ice cream scoop) and place 1-inch apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until slightly golden.
• While still warm, (not hot, not cold) roll through powdered sugar.
• Keeps about a week (but they won't be around that long) in an air-tight container.

RUSSIAN TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Cream butter, sugar and almond extract.
• Gradually stir in flour and salt.
• Add nuts and stir until well blended.
• Roll dough into teaspoon sized balls.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• BAke at 400 for 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms are light golden color.
• While still hot roll cookies in additional powdered sugar. I usually roll them at least 2 times.

NO BAKE TROPICAL SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and pineapple until combined then fold in the pecans. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 2. Take out of refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls; then roll the balls in the coconut. Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.

HAWAIIAN TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Add flour and coconut until well blended.
• Shape into (4) 2 inch rolls.
• Roll in colored sugar.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 4 hours.
• With a sharp knife, saw into 1/4 inch slices.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10- 12 minutes, or until SLIGHTLY browned.

HAWAIIAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Shape four large scoops of vanilla ice cream into snowballs.
• Roll in flaked coconut, covering completely.
• Place one snowball into each of four dessert dishes, spoon crushed pineapple and juice evenly over each snowball.
• Top with whipped cream.

WEDDING COOKIES (SNOWBALLS, RUSSIAN TEA CAKES)

Steps:

• Blend softened butter with powdered sugar. Add vanilla.
• Mix in salt, baking powder, flour and chopped pecans.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls or flattened cookies and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 12 minutes, until firm but not brown. While hot roll in powdered sugar. Let cool and roll again in powdered sugar.