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Lemon Coconut Snowballs - Recipe

If you love lemon and coconut you're going to love these cookies. Sweet and soft, these are sure to be a hit. They actually look like snowballs so they are perfect for your holiday sweet tray.
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Lemon Coconut Snowballs Recipe
Directions
Cream butter with an electric mixer. Gradually add powdered sugar and extracts, beating well.

Add flour, lemon and salt, beating until combined.

Stir in coconut. Cover and chill dough for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on bottom; cool on wire racks for 5 minutes.

Place remaining powdered in a small bowl. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, coating well. Cool completed on wire racks.

Roll cooled cookies in powdered sugar again, coating well.

 
 
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 36
Ingredients
-1 cup unsalted butter, softened
-1/2 cup powdered sugar
-1 teaspoon coconut extract
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-2 1/4 cups flour
-1 1/2 tablespoons lemon zest
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1 cup sweetened coconut, lightly toasted
- COATING:
-1 1/2 cups powdered sugar