Chai-Spiced Snowball Cookies

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Chai-Spiced Snowball Cookies

These tender Chai Snowball Cookies are coated in a wonderful chai-spiced mix, making them a great little treat with a cup of coffee or tea or on a holiday cookie tray!

Prep Time15

Cook Time18

Chill Time1

Total Time1 33

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: snowball cookies

Servings: cookies

Ingredients

1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar , divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 & 1/4 cups almond flour (see note)
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
1 & 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, a 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar, and vanilla on high with a handheld electric or stand mixer, until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer down to low and add in the almond flour, followed by the all-purpose flour and walnuts, scraping down the bowls once or twice.
Using a tablespoon-sized cookie scoop, measure out the dough and form balls with your hands. Place on baking sheets.
Chill cookies in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake cookies for 17-20 minutes.
While cookies are cooking, whisk together the remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar, the cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, and ginger in a bowl.
Remove cookies from the oven and allow to sit for 2 minutes, then gently coat them with the spice mixture.
Set aside to cool for 20 minutes, then toss them in the spice mixture again. Enjoy!

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Notes

Omit the almond flour. If you want to make these with only all-purpose flour, you will need 2 & 1/4 cups.

Reprinted courtesy of The Gourmet Kitchen

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