Snowball Candy Recipes

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the butter, milk, cocoa and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in cracker crumbs and 1-1/2 cups coconut. Let stand until cool enough to handle., Using moistened hands, wrap about 1 tablespoon of mixture around each marshmallow (dip hands in water often to prevent sticking). Roll in remaining coconut; place on prepared baking sheet. Cover and freeze until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. May be frozen for up to 2 months.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

Steps:

• Cut each cherry halfway through so you can spread it open.
• Place a pea-size ball of marzipan inside each cherry. Press halves together and set aside.
• In a small microwavable bowl, melt 8 ounces white chocolate on medium power in the microwave for 30-second intervals until melted. Stir well.
• Dip cherries in melted chocolate. Place on parchment paper to harden.
• When chocolate has hardened, melt remaining white chocolate and dip cherries again. Place on parchment paper to cool. Before the chocolate actually sets and hardens, roll each candy in the coconut - then place back on the parchment paper and let harden for at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, 3-4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely. , Dip tops of cookies into candy coating, allowing excess to drip off; dip into crushed candies. Let stand until set.

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and cookie crumbs. I use my hands for this. Mess, but easier than trying to use a spoon.
• Let mixture cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Roll mixture into bite size balls and freeze for one hour.
• Melt almond bark in a double boiler.
• Dip frozen balls into almond bark and place on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Freeze until bark is hardened.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt; mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.