Chocolate Snowball Cookies 巧克力雪球

I have made melt-in-your mouth Snowball Cookies before but that was 3 years ago. So this time, I tried to make this Chocolate Snowball Cookies. They are not very sweet and so easy to make especially when you have kids who like to hang around, help and enjoy making them with you. They are extra yummy due to the cocoa fragrance and added crunch from the walnuts. If you prefer, you can add in some chocolate chips. Not only do they look nice and unique but will also serve as a perfect gift for Christmas too.
By the way, this will be my last post for this year. I'm taking a break from blogging and be back in Janurary 2015.

Wishing everyone of you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Chocolate Snowball Cookies

Ingredients:

150g Plain flour
  15g Corn flour
1/2 tsp vanilla powder
45g Almond meal/ground almond
30g Cocoa powder (I used valrhona cocoa powder)
  120g Butter, softened
  90g Icing sugar
1 small egg yolk (about 30g)
50g Walnuts, chopped

Method:

In a mixing bowl, stir the soft butter to light. Add icing sugar and mix well and add egg yolk, mix well again.
Sieve in flour ingredients and cocoa powder, add almond meal, fold well with a rubber spatula.
Lastly add in chopped walnuts and mix well to form a soft dough.
Roll dough into small balls (put on plastic gloves), about 10-12g each and place on a lined baking tray. Bake at preheated oven 170 deg C for about 20 minutes
Cool down cookies completely and dust some icing sugar over it.