Mom is a big reason why I have a pretty large section on my site dedicated to gluten-free (or adaptable) recipes, and she’s a big reason why I’ll be including some gluten-free options in my cookbook too. I’ve learned that it’s awfully helpful for gluten-free folks to find their way around if we make it easier for them by labeling, offering alternatives to ingredients, etc. Eating gluten-free doesn’t mean eating icky ingredients or strange things that no one else eats. It just means eating things that don’t contain gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and other things). If you’re gluten-free, you can still eat a lot of normal everyday things, but with baking you have to be a bit creative since you cannot eat regular wheat-derived flour.
This recipe utilized almond flour, also known as almond meal (or finely ground almonds). The best and most economical place to find it is a Trader Joe’s in the nut aisle. And yes, that photo there shows how much dough this recipe makes- just a handful of dough. The recipe makes fifteen 1-inch snowball treats. Perfect for the gluten-free person who doesn’t want an overabundance of sweet treats around their house. Or perfect for the gluten-eating person to make a small batch to surprise their gluten-free friend.
The dough is rolled into heaping teaspoon-sized balls. Fifteen, to be exact.
After baking, the warm treats are rolled in powdered sugar to make “snowballs.”
These are not a crunchy snowball treat. These bake up crisp on the outside, but the inside is filled with a tender, moist texture sweetly flavored of almond and orange. And best of all, Mom likes them 🙂 Happy 75th birthday Mommy! And we had a fabulous time in New York City at Christmas Time!!! This is the stuff dreams are made of. I love NYC!!! P.S. You might also notice that I’m sharing some of my favorite gluten-free blogs in my right sidebar here. Check ’em out! > Visit other cookie recipes utilizing almond flour on these blogs: Gluten- Free Coffee- Almond Cookies by Healthy Green Kitchen Gluten- Free Chocolate- Almond Cookies by Cookistry Raspberry- Almond Thumbprint Cookies by Oh She Glows Mini Honey- Almond Cookies by Skinny Sweets Daily Almond- Chocolate Chip Cookies by RecipeGirl
