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Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies

This version of Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies are made with coconut sugar and coconut oil and a dusting of protein powder combined with confectioner’s sugar.

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My daughter’s favorite holiday cookie is the simple snowball! While they’re referred to as “Russian Tea Cakes” or “Mexican Wedding Cookies” or “Little Snowy Orbs” by some, my daughter refers to them as just plain deeeeelectable!

For the longest time, I made these little snowballs using a recipe I found on Food(dot)com; but this year, I figured it was time for a change! It was time to come up with a healthier version of these balls so that they could be enjoyed year-round and not just once a year, after all this is the season to #TreatYourFamily right – right?

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My first GMO (gluten modified orb) was made with a gluten-free flour blend I adapted after coming across one in “The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook (Vol 2)”.

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As this first version did not make my heart content as it still had butter and powdered sugar in it, I changed it up a tad more.

And my third and final version was given a thumbs up by my daughter. In fact, she picked this version with coconut sugar and coconut oil and a dusting of protein powder over the one I made containing butter and brown sugar and a hefty dusting of confectioners sugar! Yes – it is a major parental win for me when my daughter decides to #treatherself right!

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Have you ever tried to modify a holiday treat so you can enjoy it year-round? Or, should Holiday treats be holiday treats? 

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Gluten Free Flour Blend Gluten Free Snowball Cookies

Yield: 20
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes

This version of Gluten-Free Snowball Cookies are made with coconut sugar and coconut oil and a dusting of protein powder combined with confectioner's sugar.

Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups white rice flour
  • 1 2/3 cups brown rice flour
  • 1 cup tapioca starch/flour
  • 1 cup arrowroot powder
  • 1/2 cup pecans crushed in blender, pulse till nuts are crushed into small pieces not a butter consistency
  • 1/2 cup walnuts crushed in blender, pulse till nuts are crushed into small pieces not a butter consistency
  • 2/3 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted but not hot
  • dash of salt
  • 1 cup Gluten Free Flour Blend, recipe above
  • Vanilla Protein Powder for dusting

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients together and store in an airtight container as needed.
  2. Preheat the oven to 350
  3. Add the pecans, walnuts, coconut sugar, salt, cardamom, and gluten-free flour blend to a bowl and mix well
  4. Then add the coconut oil and vanilla
  5. Roll into balls and bake on a parchment-lined baking tray for 12 minutes
  6. Let cool
  7. Then dust in Vanilla protein powder till the snowballs are well coated
  8. We stored these for a week in our refrigerator, but I am thinking they would be fine on your counter too.
Nutrition Information
Yield 20 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 331Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 3mgSodium 31mgCarbohydrates 48gFiber 2gSugar 7gProtein 7g

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an approximation only. Savory Spin makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Please do consult a professional nutritionist for more accurate information. Please do keep in mind that prep times, cooking times, etc, are provided as guidelines as there are so many variables at play.

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Margo

Saturday 24th of November 2018

Thank you so much for the gluten free version! I am going to make them today! What dors arrowroot do to the cookies? Why do you use both brown rice flour and sweet white rice flower? Would it work if you used just sweet white rice flour? It’s such a shame we who have celiac have to use so many different types of flours when it was always so simple to make snowballs with ease with just three ingredients!

Manali @ CookWithManali

Friday 30th of October 2015

these are my favorite cookies!! nom nom!

Amanda @ .running with spoons.

Friday 30th of October 2015

I've actually never had snowball cookie before -- I KNOW! I might make it a point to make them this year, though, because they look absolutely to.die.for. I'm all about putting a healthier spin on treats as long as it doesn't sacrifice the taste or texture. Actually, most of the time I prefer the healthier versions -- I just can't handle the sweet stuff as much as I could when I was younger!

GiGi Eats Celebrities

Thursday 29th of October 2015

You should see someone for your ball obsession....

BAH HA HA!

GiGi Eats

Thursday 29th of October 2015

I love how you call them cookies... Nope. They're balls!

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