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Lemon Snowballs

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 7, 2011
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Bite-sized buttery rich lemon cookies melt in your mouth. Having just one is almost impossible.

Lemon Snowballs

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup lemon drop candies
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Additional powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Crush lemon drops in food processor or blender. In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the lemon peel and lemon extract with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, 1/4 cup of the crushed lemon drops and the salt.
  • Step 
    2
    Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake cookies 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in powdered sugar. Cool 10 minutes; roll in remaining crushed lemon drops. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes. Reroll in crushed lemon drops if desired.

Nutrition

70 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
8g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
0%
Saturated Fat
2g
0%
Cholesterol
10mg
0%
Sodium
40mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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