Cherry Snowballs Candy Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, oats and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Shape 1 tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are browned, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , Stir together confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach a smooth dipping consistency. Dip cookies, then roll in coconut. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar; gradually add flour. Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 1 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until the bottoms are browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Blend together butter, 1/2 cup icing sugar and vanilla.
• Then add flour, salt and chopped pecans.
• Mix well to form a dough.
• Chill dough thoroughly.
• Drain candied cherries well.
• Form dough around each cherry to form a small ball.
• Bake at 400 for 10- 15 minutes.
• (Dough should not brown).
• Roll in icing sugar while warm and again when cool.

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.