Walnut Balls

Mine flattened out in the oven and became cookies rather than balls. Not sure what happened here but they still taste good.

Followed the directions precisely, up until rolling them in the super fine sugar. Instead, I dusted them with powered sugar 3 minutes after removing them from the oven. These cookies are wonderful! Light, flavorful, and highly addictive! The only thing I will do differently next time is make the balls slightly smaller so they are easier to eat in one bite.

This recipe is delicious and so easy to make,, that I made a second batch the same day,,I rolled some in powdered sugar and some in cinnamon sugar,,both delish,,this is our Christmas specialty,,from now on,,thank you.

This recipe reminds me of the cookies my grandmother used to make. I will definitely use this over and over.

Added more walnuts ( about twice the amount the recipient called for, grinned up super fine) added about an extra tablespoon of butter and about tablespoon extra sugar mixed with cinnamon. I shaped them to an inch size balls and pressed them with the fork to flatten them in the shape of the cookies. After baking them for 15 min I let them cool of for about 3-4 minutes and sprinkled them with sugar and cinnamon.

I’ll give it a four for the flavor, but they were super crumbly. I used powdered sugar to coat the outside after baking and they were difficult to keep from breaking so I ended up dusting them instead of rolling them. Also, I blended the walnuts into a fine consistency. Like I said, really good flavor just need some minor adjustments for the texture and hold in the end.

These turned out great and they were quick and easy! I sent them to family for Christmas and kept some that my husband gobbled up. I happened to use a coffee grinder for the walnuts which ground them quite finely. This worked out great as they weren’t as crumbly. I agree with the other comments that grinding them more finely works out better.

I made this easy recipe and my husband loved it so much he ate all of them, did the dishes and set everything out to make more.

My husband bought a huge bag of walnuts that wouldn’t fit in our pantry, so I went looking for a recipe to use some up. These cookies were perfect and easy. I made the following adjustments…I ground the walnuts till they were a mix between fine and crumbly. For the butter, I substituted 1/4 cup with coconut oil. Finally, I dusted the baked cookies with powdered sugar. This is definitely a recipe worth keeping!

These where not sturdy. They crumbled and I had to be very careful as I put them in the powdered sugar. Next time I might add an egg yoke as one comment recommended and make them smaller they did seem to flatten on the bottom.

My boyfriend and I loved these! Only rated 4 stars because I had to modify the recipe slightly. When creaming the butter and sugar, I recommend using a food processor and adding the walnuts to it and pulverizing them into the butter+sugar. Then add remaining ingredients using food processor to finish combining dough. Roll in SF sugar once before baking and once within 3 minutes of taking out of the oven. I found the amount of butter to be perfect. Bonus: if you don’t have SF sugar but have a food processor, just put regular granulated sugar in the processor for 2 minutes. 🙂

Absolutely delicious!!! You just have to bake them a few minutes longer.

same as walnut torte, very dry but they melt in your mouth

This were great. They are very crumblely, but defenitely good. I did add an extra 2 Tbs of butter because my dough was not holding at all and I did not roll them in sugar, per the end of the recipe. My kids loved them. I was going to send them to Afghan for a care package and by the time I turned around most of them were gone. It might have been because of the extra butter, but my cookies were a little flat at the bottom after cooking.

My husband ate them all and was looking for more! I didn’t have superfine sugar, so I rolled them in confectioner’s sugar. I used my pampered chef medium scoop to shape the balls. We loved the look and taste. I will double or even triple the recipe next time as they did not make nearly enough.

My aunt has been making these every Christmas since I was young. I love these and am making them now with my own girls. Thanks for sharing.

Definitely a tasty pastry…I made sure to finely chop the walnuts prior to adding them to the flour, I also added an extra tsp. of vanilla. Next time I will make the balls much smaller, the recipe allowed for me to make about a dozen and a half of balls. When the rounds are too large they bake flat on one size. I am definitely going to make smaller rounds next time. I added half of an egg white to the dough and sprinkled confectioners sugar after baking. Will definitely make these again with a tad more perfection.

soooo good. kinda taste like pecan sandies but with walnuts.

Excellent cookie, but if you are making and don’t have super fine sugar you can use powdered sugar to roll cookies. Most recipes use powdered. This is a dry cookie kind of like shortbread so it’s packed with tons of flavor and always a favorite for anyone eating for the first time.

They are lightly sweetened, and melt in your mouth. I did follow another reviewer’s suggestion to grind the walnuts and increase the butter. Added too much butter, but evened it out by adding more flour. Worked perfectly. My end result was 33 balls. I am definitely adding this to my annual Christmas baking list!

I LOVE this recipe. It is so easy and quick! I didn’t do the walnuts though. I substituted almonds for walnuts and almond extract for the vanilla. SO delicious! I also only cooked them for 12 minutes, they were less dry than the whole 15 minutes. I finally managed to match the old almond ball recipe that I had been looking for!!!