Almond Balls Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in almonds. , Roll 1 teaspoon of dough around each cherry. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool slightly; roll in confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Pulse the almonds and sugar in a food processor until very finely ground. Add the butter and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Scrape the dough off the inside of the bowl, if needed. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and pulse to combine. Add the flour and salt and pulse to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a large piece of waxed paper and roll into a log about 15 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cut the chilled dough into 1/2-inch pieces and roll by hand into balls. Space the cookies evenly on the prepared baking sheets and bake until slightly golden, rotating the sheets once, 15 to 20 minutes. Put the confectioners' sugar in a pie plate. Briefly cool the cookies on a rack, then gently toss in the confectioners' sugar until evenly coated. Return to rack, cool to room temperature, and then toss again in the confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, toast the almond flour, stirring constantly, until golden brown and fragrant, 6 to 8 minutes. Immediately pour flour into a small bowl to cool. Watch carefully: Once the flour begins to toast, it will happen very quickly.
• Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a handheld electric mixer, beat butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar on low speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in egg yolk, brandy and almond extract until well combined.
• Reduce speed to low and gradually add all-purpose flour, salt and toasted almond flour until just incorporated.
• Scrape the dough into an airtight container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• When ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Using your hands, roll dough into 1-inch balls and place balls 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12 to 18 minutes, until cookies begin to brown at edges. Rotate cookie sheets halfway through for even baking.
• Place 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar into a sieve. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, sift a thick layer of confectioners' sugar over the tops. Once cookies are cool, put remaining 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar (plus any sugar in the sieve) into a shallow bowl and toss cookies again in confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine almond flour, almond butter, and vanilla extract in a bowl; mix until well combined and a soft dough is formed. Shape dough into 1/2-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Freeze until set, about 20 minutes.
• Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, 1 to 3 minutes. Dip cookie balls in the melted chocolate and place on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with chopped almonds and let sit until chocolate is set, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Spread nuts on baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cool and chop.
• With an electric mixer set at medium low speed, beat butter, sugar, salt and almond extract until creamy.
• On low speed, beat in flour until mixture just comes together.
• Stir in nuts.
• Chill until firm.
• Roll into approximately 1-inch balls.
• Put on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake until golden brown on bottom, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Chop chocolate, put in a small bowl and melt in a 250°F oven.
• Put coconut in a bowl.
• Drop cookies, one at a time, into chocolate.
• Coat and remove with a fork, letting excess drip off.
• Drop the cookies into coconut.
• Lightly press coconut onto the cookies.
• Set on a rack to dry.