Coconut Orange Snowballs

By hanley89

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup unsalted butter,room temperature
• 2 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar (sift first, then measure)
• 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 tsp coconut extract
• 2 1/4 Cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp grated orange peel
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 350. Bake coconut on a rimmed baking sheet until light golden, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes
2.Using electric mixer, beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and both extracts in bowl to blend well.Beat in flour, orange peel and salt. Stir in coconut. Cover and chill at least one hour and up to 1 day. Soften dough slightly before shaping.
3.Preheat oven to 350. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Using 1 level tbsp dough for each cookie or(I use a small cookie scoop), roll dough into balls. Place on prepared baking sheets, space one inch apart. Bake until golden on bottom but pale on top, about 18 minutes.
4. Cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Place remaining 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar in bowl. Carefully roll hot cookies in powdered sugar, covering completely. Cool cookies on wire racks. When cookies are cool roll again in powdered sugar,coating generously.

NOTE: Can be made a week ahead- Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper in a cool place