Ingredients

• Maida (all - purpose flour) - 1.5 cups
• Corn flour - 1/2 cup
• Salt - to taste
• Powdered or icing sugar -1/4 cup
• Unsalted Butter - 1 cup
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
• Chopped nuts - 2 to 3 tbsp
• For the topping:
• Powdered or icing sugar - 1/2 cup

How to Make Snowball cookies

• In a bowl, add butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence - beat well until creamy.
• Now add the chopped nuts and give a quick stir.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together maida, corn flour and salt.
• Add this to the butter-sugar mixture. Mix well to form a dough - don't knead it, just bring them all together.
• If it doesn't collect together, add a few drops of milk to bring it together to a soft buttery dough.
• Wrap it and refrigerate for 30-40 mins or until it becomes firm.
• Preheat oven to 177 degree C for 10 mins.
• Line butter paper in the tray and keep it ready.
• Pinch equal sized balls and roll them with your palms and place it in prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
• Bake the cookies for 15 mins or until the base turns golden brown.
• The top doesn't change color so be careful and check the bottom.
• Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 3-5 minutes.
• While the cookies are still warm, roll each cookie in icing sugar until fully coated.
• Allow it to cool, and then store it in airtight container; it'll stay for about a week.
• Recipe courtesy: Sharmis Passions
• http://www.sharmispassions.com/