Date Snowballs Recipe Marshmallow

SNOWBALL

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside. , In a large saucepan, combine the butter, milk, cocoa and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in cracker crumbs and 1-1/2 cups coconut. Let stand until cool enough to handle., Using moistened hands, wrap about 1 tablespoon of mixture around each marshmallow (dip hands in water often to prevent sticking). Roll in remaining coconut; place on prepared baking sheet. Cover and freeze until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer. May be frozen for up to 2 months.

MARSHMALLOW SNOWBALL COOKIES RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• In a deep saucepan combine the following: 1 and 1/2 Sticks of butter or margarine (I use unsalted real butter) 3 Cups of White sugar 1 Can evaporated Milk Simmer on low heat for approx 5 mins after its started to boil (Turn way down to low to prevent it from bubbling over). After 5 minutes REMOVE from heat and stir in 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract. In a separate bowl Combine the following: 6 Cups Quick Oats 2 Cups Coconut (Fine Shred) 9 Tbs Cocoa Powder Pour the boiled sugar mixture in over the oats and combine well. Let sit until cool enough to work with without burning your fingers! Take a regular sized Marshmallow and 'mold' the mixture all around it. You'll need about 2-3 Tbs of the mixture per cookie. Press and roll to form a ball. Once you have a them formed into balls roll them in coconut to coat. Set in the fridge for a couple hours to cool and set up. Cut them in half once they are set. Then Enjoy!

SNOWBALLS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

DATE SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Combine dates. butter and egg in a saucepan.
• Cook on low heat for 10 minutes till dates are really soft.
• Stir often, allow to cool.
• Add vanilla , salt and crushed cereal, mix well.
• Roll into small balls, coat in coconut.
• Allow to set in fridge for 2 or 3 hours.

SNOWMAN SNOWBALL CAKE

Steps:

• For the Cake:.
• Hand mix the cocoa, eggs, water and oil in a bowl,.
• Pour some of the batter into a large sized (8") baking bowl and the remaining into a medium (5") baking bowl.
• Bake at 350F: 60 minutes for the larger bowl, 30 minutes for the smaller bowl.
• After cooling, remove the cakes from the bowls, cut a hole into the larger cake and fill with the marshmallow cream frosting.
• For the Frosting:.
• In a stand mixer, mix butter.
• Add the marshmallow cream; mix again.
• Add the powdered sugar, mix again.
• For the Assembly:.
• Place the larger cake upside down on a cake stand; this is the bottom base of the snowman.
• Cover with the marshmallow frosting.
• Cover the smaller cake (the snowman's head) with the marshmallow frosting and set on top of the bottom/larger cake; you may need to use a small round cardboard as a base to the head so it doesn't slide off.
• Cover the snowman with coconut flakes.
• Pipe little pupils, using the white icing, on the candy-coated chocolates; then place them down, forming the eyes.
• Add the chewing candy on the face, forming the nose.
• Add the mini chocolate balls, forming the mouth.
• Place the sweet & tart chews on the body, forming the buttons.
• And wrap the strawberry sour belts around the neck, forming the scarf.

M&M'S CRUNCHY SNOWBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a non-stick, medium-sized saucepan, melt the butter and marshmallows, over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat.
• Add the almonds and coconut, coating completely with the marshmallow mixture. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Add the M&Ms chocolate and fold to combine.
• Using buttered spoons, shape into balls and roll in shredded coconuts to coat. If you love to try other variations, you can make tropical snowballs, by reducing the coconut to ½ cup and adding ¼ cup of dried fruit such as pineapple, banana chips (broken into small pieces), or papaya.

CHERRY SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in water and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, oats and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. , Shape 1 tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are browned, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , Stir together confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach a smooth dipping consistency. Dip cookies, then roll in coconut. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

NAN MAY'S SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar, butter, and cocoa powder in a large pot; bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Stir vanilla extract into the milk mixture; boil another 2 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
• Stir oats and 2 cups coconut into the milk mixture until thoroughly mixed; cool for 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup coconut onto a plate. Roll the mixture into 24 balls and roll in the coconut. Set on a sheet of parchment paper until finished.