Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
12 min
Yields
18 servings
These fun little cookies are topped with candied red cherries and sliced almonds.
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ingredients
2
egg whites
1
pinch coarse salt
⅓
cup sugar (eyeball it)
1 ½
cups (about 6 oz) shredded coconut
1
tsp almond extract (eyeball it)
¼
tsp grated or ground nutmeg
3
Tbsp all-purpose flour
9
candied red cherries, halved
¼
cup sliced almonds
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directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Step 2
In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt to soft peaks, then add sugar and beat again until peaks are stiff. Beat in almond flavoring. Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in half of the coconut. Sprinkle in the nutmeg and flour, stir, then fold in the remaining coconut.
Step 3
Using a melon baller or other small scoop, or working with 2 spoons, form 9 “snowballs” a couple of inches apart on each of 2 cookie sheets. Bake snowballs 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove from oven and garnish each snowball with half a cherry and a couple of slivered almonds. Transfer to a rack or serving plate to cool.