Gluten-Free Russian Tea Cookies (Snowballs

• Vegetarian
• Gluten free

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/8 cups All purpose gluten free flour blend
  • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 1/4 tsp Xanthan gum

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 3/4 cup Walnuts

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter

Found on grainchanger.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• ½ cup powdered sugar, sifted + ¼ cup, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose gluten-free flour blend, sifted
• 1 teaspoon + ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum (omit 1 teaspoon if your blend already contains it)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the extra ¼ cup of powdered sugar, and mix well with hands.
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap, and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll the dough into 1-inch balls.
• Bake for 10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet until or cookies set but not brown.
• Allow the cookies to cool for at least 3-4 minutes, and then gently roll them in powdered sugar while still slightly warm.
• Before serving, and once completely cool, roll the cookies in powdered sugar one more time.