Lemon Coconut Snowballs

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, lightly toasted
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and extracts, beating well.
• 2 add flour, lemon rind, and salt, beating until combined.
• 3 stir in coconut.
• 4 cover and chill dough 30 minutes.
• 5 shape dough into generous 1" balls; place 1" apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• 6 bake at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden on bottom, but pale on top.
• 7 transfer cookies to wire racks to cool 5 minutes.
• 8 place 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in a bowl, and roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, coating well.
• 9 cool cookies completely on wire racks.
• 10 roll cooled cookies in powdered sugar again, coating well.