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Raspberry Almond Snowball Cookies with Jam Filling

Soft, buttery almond snowball cookies filled with sweet raspberry jam and rolled in powdered sugar for a festive holiday treat.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 130
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Filling & Coating
  • 0.5 cup raspberry jam seedless, frozen small portions
  • 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Mixing bowl
  • Cookie scoop
  • Parchment paper

Method
 

  1. Cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy, then add extracts.
  2. Mix in all-purpose flour, almond flour, and salt to form dough.
  3. Freeze small scoops of raspberry jam.
  4. Wrap dough around frozen jam and roll into balls.
  5. Bake at 350°F for 12–14 minutes.
  6. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, then roll again when cool.

Notes

Double rolling in powdered sugar gives the best snowy finish.