Lemon Snowball Cookies • nut free recipe! (2024)

FAQs

Why did my snowball cookies flatten? ›

If you skipped the chilling time, this may be why they spread. Another reason is if you place the dough on a hot baking sheet; if you have to reuse baking sheets, let them cool first. To help cookies maintain their shape, try chilling the dough balls for about 10-15 minutes in the freezer before baking.

Lemon extract is a lemon-flavored liquid made by letting the lemon peels soak in alcohol. Yup, that's it.

Try using baking powder instead of baking soda. Baking soda encourages spreading while baking powder puffs the cookies up. If your recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of baking soda, you would use 3 to 4 teaspoons of baking powder. Caution: This could result in an unwanted flavor shift.

Can you freeze Snowball cookies? YES! After you thaw them, just roll them in powdered sugar to fancy them up again!

The origin for pecan snowball cookies is unknown. Beloved in many parts of the world, these cookies may have traveled to the U.S. by way of immigrants from Eastern Europe or Mexico. Since the 20th century, they've become part of traditional American offerings for weddings and holidays, including Christmas and Easter.

It all comes down to flavor! Salted butter will almost always add a little something extra when it comes to taste. It's also great for those who like the combination of sweet and salty, like in the case of cowboy cookies.

No matter what you're making, plan on using about 2 tablespoons citrus juice for every 1 teaspoon of lemon extract called for in the recipe. (If you're making a baked good, you may want to reduce the other liquids in the batter by a little less than 2 tablespoons to compensate.)

Some studies show that citric acid may help prevent the formation of kidney stones. The vitamin C in lemons helps to form collagen, a protein that supports your skin. The vitamin C, folic acid, vitamin B, and minerals in lemon may help to improve your acne, oily skin, blackheads, and dandruff.

Substitute lemon extract for lemon juice at a 1/2:1 ratio and replace the rest with water. ½ part lemon extract and ½ part water for each 1 part lemon juice. Substitute lemon zest at a 1/2:1 ratio and replace the rest with water. ½ part lemon zest and ½ part water for each 1 part lemon juice.

Why are my cookies suddenly flat? ›

OVEN IS TOO HOT

Oven temperatures are a crucial factor in baking. If your cookies consistently come out flat, you may have selected the wrong baking temperature. If you bake cookies using too much heat, the fats in the dough begin to melt before the other ingredients can cook together and form your cookie's rise.

Mexican wedding cookies can flatten for two reasons: if they are overmixed, or if they are baked without chilling. They should be mixed just until the dough comes together in a ball. I recommend chilling the dough for at least one hour so that the butter gets very cold and the cookies don't spread in the oven.

The most common reason that thumbprint cookies may spread when baking is an incorrect ratio of butter to flour. Be sure to follow my tips above for properly measuring flour. Another reason for spreading could be placing cookie dough on a hot cookie sheet.