Snowball Christmas Cookies

Snowball Christmas Cookies,  Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding Cookies,and Butterballs
 are many variations and names of this cookie

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup  sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups Gluten Free flour 
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts 
•  Powdered sugar for rolling cookies twice - about 11/2 cup

Instructions

In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 

Add vanilla and flour and mix until just combined.

Add chopped pecans. beating at low speed, scraping bowl as necessary, until well mixed.
Roll dough into 2 tablespoon sized dough balls.

  Roll them in powder sugar

Place on prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Bake cookies for 12 - 14 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown,
Remove from oven and cool on baking pan for about 2 minutes   

While cookies are still warm, roll  them in powder sugar again.

 In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla and flour and mix until just combined.

Add chopped pecans. beating at low speed, scraping bowl as necessary, until well mixed.

Roll dough into 2 tablespoon sized dough balls.

  roll them in icing sugar

Place on prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Bake cookies for 12 - 14 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown,Remove from oven and cool on baking pan for about 2 minutes

While cookies are still warm, roll  them in

 powder sugar again.

ENJOY!!!!

GLUTEN NOT INCLUDED Bakery in Escondido,CA

On our way home from San Diego we stopped by
GLUTEN NOT INCLUDED
a gluten free bakery in Escondido,Ca
I thought they would have lots of choices in the bakery,
But as you can see from the picture--there is a lot
but I was expecting more :( 
their flyer listed over 15 different item.

I did not see any cupcakes :(   bummer!
But I was happy to get the Pie crusts

going to made pecan pie for Jim!

brought a loaf of gluten free bread
and hot dog buns

we also got 1 baby angel food cake - size of a cupcake- ate that right away!
Should have got more!!!!

The girl at the register
was not helpful, too bad! We would have spend more.

GNI Bakery Store

2250 S. Escondido Blvd. #110, Escondido, CA 92025
760-432-6100
info@gnibakery.com


There are a lot more items on their web site.
I'm just not into ordering from the Internet right now.
maybe later on

Gluten-Free Bakery in Kirkland, Washington : Sweet Cakes Bakery

 We are always looking for good Gluten-Free Bakeries as we travel.

So while we were in Washington we found Sweet Cakes Bakery in Kirkland.

some of the goodies

same goodies different view!

We went back a 2nd time before we headed home to buy more bake goods to share with Janet.

Will update those pictures later

Sweet Cakes
http://www.sweetcakeskirkland.com
128 Park Lane Kirkland, WA 98033
425.821.6565