gluten free vegan snowball cookies


Gluten Free Vegan Snowball Cookies. Also known as Russian tea cakes, these powdered sugar coated cookies are made with flavorful toasted walnuts. A buttery, simple holiday cookie!A simple, buttery holiday cookie thats made with toasted walnuts and rolled in powdered sugar. Whats not to love about these gluten free vegan snowball cookies?

Gluten Free Vegan Snowball Cookies. Also known as Russian tea cakes, these powdered sugar coated cookies are made with flavorful toasted walnuts. A buttery, simple holiday cookie!Growing up, there were certain cookies that my mom would only make at Christmastime. Raspberry-filled cheese tarts, gingerbread men, monkey cakes, almond crescents and thumbprint cookies {to name a few}. They were all my grandmas recipes and all hold such precious memories for my family and I.

Now I have the privilege of baking in my own kitchen, making ALL the Christmas cookies my family. I usually make some of my childhood favorites, along with cookies that my kids have grown to love.Chocolate crinkle cookies, soft molasses cookies,cut-out sugar cookiesandraspberry thumbprint cookies. What are some of your favorites to make this time of year?

A simple holiday cookie thats made with toasted walnuts and rolled in powdered sugar. Whats not to love about these gluten free vegan snowball cookies?One cookie recipe that I hadnt made for the blog {until now!} are these gluten free vegan snowball cookies. Also known as Russian tea cakes, these buttery holiday cookies are usually made with either ground toasted walnuts or pecans. They are seriously one of my favorite cookies EVER! There is a local gluten free bakery in town and everytime I go, I have to get one of their Russian tea cakes. Every single time.

What makes this holiday cookie so irroestiable? It might be that they are a slightly sweet shortbread type of cookie, coated in powdered sugar. Maybe its the abundance of toasted walnuts, which add so much flavorful. I cant pinpoint one single thing, all I know is that Im pretty obsessed with these little snowball cookies.

Gluten Free Vegan Snowball Cookies. These buttery, simple cookies are made with Bobs Red Mill almond flour and toasted walnuts. Festive and flavorful!For this Christmas cookie recipe, I made the dough using a mixture ofBobs Red Mill almond flour, as well as Bobs Red Mill gluten free 1-to-1 baking flour. Two of my favorite ingredients to work with when doing any of my gluten free baking. The texture and flavor you get from the finely ground almond flour, along with the toasted walnuts, makes for a pretty awesome Christmas cookie.

I dont know about you, but all this cookie talk makes me want to get in the kitchen and do some holiday baking! Im all about festive cookies for Christmas, but also cookies that dont take too many ingredients or too much time to make. These gluten free vegan snowball cookies are simple to make and will be an irresistible addition to any holiday dessert table or cookie exchange!

A simple holiday cookie thats made with toasted walnuts and rolled in powdered sugar. Whats not to love about these gluten free vegan snowball cookies?

gluten free vegan snowball cookies
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RECIPE TYPE: cookies
SERVES: 30-32 cookies
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Place toasted walnuts in food processor or high-powered blender. Pulse until finely chopped. Set aside.
  2. In large bowl of standing mixer, add vegan butter, powdered sugar, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix for 1-2 minutes, until smooth and creamy.
  3. Add flour, almond flour and finely chopped walnuts. Mix dough until just combined. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill dough 30 minutes to 1 hour in refrigerator.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  5. Use a cookie scoop to scoop dough and roll into balls. Place on pan and press slightly to flatten bottom of cookie {if dough cracks, just press back together}.
  6. Bake cookies 13-15 minutes. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.
  7. Place 1 cup powdered sugar in shallow dish. Roll cooled cookies in powdered sugar to coat. Store in airtight container.
NOTES
*Place walnuts or pecans on dry baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes.
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