12 Days of Cookies – Butter Ball Cookies

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

12 Days of Cookies – Butter Ball Cookies

These cookies are very similar to the Chocolate Chip Snowballs I made on Day 6 of my 12 Days of Cookies, except they have no chocolate chips in them. I found this dough to be way too crumbly to form into balls. I had to add a little over a teaspoon of water to the dough to be able to work with it. These are one of my stepmom’s favorite holiday cookies, so I decided to add it to the 12 Days of Cookies. Again, I made a 1/2 batch and I got 12 cookies.

I took these to work and brought them to my last day of Spanish class (yes, I’m trying to learn Spanish. If anyone knows Spanish and wants to help me practice, let me know!) Our professor told us to bring treats if we wanted. My class only has 5 people in it, so this half batch provided the perfect number of cookies.

Butter Ball Cookies – from Cooks.com – makes 2 dozen1 1/2 c. nuts – I used walnuts
1 c. flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. soft butter
1/4 tsp. salt
Powdered sugar

Chop nuts very fine. Put into mixing bowl.

Add all remaining ingredients (I creamed the butter and sugar, then added the rest of the ingredients and stirred by hand). Chill dough 1/2 hour.

Form dough 1 inch into balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set (not brown).

Cool and roll in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen cookies.

My 12 Days of Cookies:Day 1: Lumberjacks
Day 2: Peppermint Sandies
Day 3: The great Sugar Cookie Debate
Day 4: Fudge
Day 5: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Day 6: Chocolate Chip Snowballs
Day 7: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Day 8: Snickerdoodles
Day 9: Candy Cane & Mint Kiss Cookies
Day 10: Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies

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10 Responses to “Mini Ham and Cheese Sandwiches”

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Dorothy — December 28, 2009 at 4:09 pm

Holy snap! Guess what I’m bringing to our post-holiday party on the 2nd? I have a reputation for being the “sweets girl,” but that might just have to change…
Thanks for the recipe!
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Dorothy — December 28, 2009 at 7:07 pm

Forgot to ask – Do you bake the rolls in the same dish you marinated them in, or do you place them on a cookie sheet or something?
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Jen — December 28, 2009 at 7:09 pm

Dorothy – we just bake them in the same pan. Usually, we’ll buy the disposable foil ones from the store that come with a lid. Marinade them overnight and then just grab and go to a party. Pop them in the oven for the 10 minutes and serve hot. Works really well.
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Kat — December 28, 2009 at 7:31 pm

I have leftover ham from Christmas dinner (and who doesn’t have cheese on hand!) and will be trying these this week.
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Faith — December 28, 2009 at 7:47 pm

I hope you and yours had a nice Christmas. This recipe is unlike any I’ve ever seen! It sounds SO GOOD!

Happy (almost) New Year!
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Daily — December 29, 2009 at 9:13 pm

Wow, those look delicious! Seem perfect for New Years Eve hors d’oeuvres. I’ve never thought of using Kings Hawaiian rolls for anything other than a dinner-time side.
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Amanda — January 4, 2010 at 5:19 am

Made these for New Years Eve….& they were fantastic! These are definitely going on my short list of yummy ( & easy) appetizers.
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Rachelle @ "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" — January 18, 2010 at 6:42 pm

Hi, after seeing these on a friend’s blog, I had to give them a try! I made them for dinner to try out and they were a huge hit! They will be a new dish I’ll be bringing to our next potluck!

http://ldylvbgr.blogspot.com/2010/01/mini-ham-and-cheese-sandwiches.html
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Debra Asmuth Fillingim — April 2, 2011 at 2:37 pm

My friend made these and they were fantastic-I don’t usually like ham and cheese!
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beantownbaker — April 2, 2011 at 2:56 pm

These little guys are tasty. Glad you enjoyed them.