Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2010

If you like mexican wedding cookies you will Love these, the snowball recipe has a little less sugar and uses shortening in it but otherwise they taste very similar. I like them and they are a inexpensive gift for winter holidays & Winter birthdays.

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Jennuine

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2009

I didn't give jars as gifts, but I did make the recipe and these are absolutely delicious. A bit time consuming to roll all the little balls, but worth the effort!

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badbin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

These come out perfect, every time! We sell them for fundraisers! Thankis for the recipe!

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Hawaii Tutu

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Pahoa, Hawaii, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2007

Wow! These cookies are absolutely delicious, I've only had two so far but they are great! Right up there in my top 3 cookie recipes, and that's saying a lot. I really like cookies that have a rather shortbread like texture like these and the flavor is perfect. I used half butter and half shortening because that's what I had, and I decided to make 2 types of snowballs by splitting the dough in half. In one half, I put the teaspoon of vanilla and half a cup chocolate chips (we don't like nuts). In the other, I put a teaspoon of peppermint extract and half a cup of white chips. I got exactly 24 cookies and rolled them in powdered sugar while still warm. Just great, thanks for the recipe!

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The Bunny Chef

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2006

I was scared at first that these would be hard to make, but it is a Very easy recipe. I have made several batches and like to sometimes substitute ground up hershey bar in place of the nuts for my niece who doesn't like nuts.

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Tamie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Living In: Lewisburg, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2006

I couldn't stand the thought of using all that shortening(yuck)so I used butter and it was much like my shortbread recipe. They do need to be rolled in sugar while slightly warm, sugar sticks better. overall very good.

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rainydaze

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2005

I decided to follow one rater's suggestion of snowballs in a bag and thought it would be good to make and try them before giving away the jar version. They taste great - a lot like shortbread but much easier to make. My dough was crumbly but they formed into balls easily.

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Karin

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2004

Very good - I always make these and teh saltine toffee cookies found on this site. They are awsome, one tip, though, when you roll the cookies, first sprinle in water, then roll - much more sugar and better taste.Delish!

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CRAMSEKARAN

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2003

Delicious with or without nuts or raisins. I gave this to my 10 year old niece. She made them by herself and they were awsome. Thank you for the wonderful Christmas idea.

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AROSS6473

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2002

Did this for a church bake & craft sale. Decorated the jar, put it on a tray and surrounded it with baked cookies. The cookies were sort of dry and bland with all of the shortening, so for the second batch I used 1/2 cup of butter, 1/4 cup shortening and 1/4 cup margarine. I also added 1/4 tsp. of salt. Tips: 1) The powered sugar sticks better if you let cookies cool slightly then roll; let them completely cool and roll again. Can also add sugar sprinkles to the powered sugar for some color. 2) Mix did not completely fill the quart jar, so I put some powered sugar with colored sprinkles in a baggie, tied it with a ribbon and set it on top of mix.

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