Snowballs

These little white cookies are hiding a surprise in the middle.

60 min.prep time 1:30total time

48 cookies

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Cookie

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1/3 cup sugar

4 teaspoons milk

2 teaspoons almond extract

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup finely chopped almonds

24 whole almonds, toasted, cut in half

Coating

8 ounces vanilla candy coating (almond bark)

1 tablespoon shortening

1/2 cup white jimmies or sprinkles

Heat oven to 325°F. Combine butter, sugar, milk and almond extract in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Stir in flour and finely chopped almonds.

Shape 2 teaspoons dough around 1 almond half. Place 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.

Place candy coating and shortening into bowl. Microwave 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving, stirring every 15 seconds, until mixture is melted and smooth.

Place jimmies in shallow bowl. Dip each cookie in coating (do not coat bottom); immediately dip top into jimmies. Let stand until coating is set.

- Because these cookies do not spread while baking, you can bake quite a few on each baking sheet. 

- Use a mini food processor to finely chop almonds. 

- Substitute 1 cup white baking chips for candy coating.