Almond Coffee Snow Balls

Title: Almond Coffee Snow Balls
Yield: 36 Servings
Categories: Almonds, Desserts 

Ingredients: 

    1/2 c  Butter; softened
      2 tb Sugar
  1 1/2 ts Instant coffee OR espresso
           -coffee powder
    1/2 ts Almond extract
      1 c  All-purpose flour
      1 c  Whole natural almonds;
           -toasted * and very finely
           -chopped
           Powdered sugar


  Heat oven to 350 degrees. Finely chop toasted almonds. Coat baking sheet
  with vegetable cooking spray or line with baking parchment. In large mixer
  bowl beat butter, sugar, coffee powder and almond extract until fluffy. Mix
  in flour and almonds to blend thoroughly. Form mixture into 1-inch balls
  and place 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Bake in center of oven 15 to 18
  minutes until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes, then
  remove to racks to cool. Coat with powdered sugar while still warm. When
  completely cool, store in airtight container.
  
  Servings: 36 cookies
  
  * To toast almonds, spread in an ungreased baking pan. Place in 350 degree
  oven and bake 5 to 10 minutes or until almonds are light brown; stir once
  or twice to assure even browning. Note that almonds will continue to brown
  slightly after removing from oven.
  
  See http://www.almondsarein.com/ >Hanneman/Buster/MasterCook 1998/Ap
  
  Recipe by: Almond Board of California
  
  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh  on Apr 08,
  1998