Almond Snowballs

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon almond extract 
• 0.3 cup almonds sliced
• 9  candied cherries red halved
• 1 pinch coarse salt 
• 2  egg whites 
• 3 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg grated
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 1.5 cups ounces shredded
• 1.5 cups ounces shredded

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• mixing bowl
• wooden spoon
• spatula
• melon baller

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt to soft peaks, then add sugar and beat again until peaks are stiff. Beat in almond flavoring. Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, stir in half of the coconut.
4. Sprinkle in the nutmeg and flour, stir, then fold in the remaining coconut.
5. Using a melon baller or other small scoop, or working with 2 spoons, form 9 "snowballs" a couple of inches apart on each of 2 cookie sheets.
6. Bake snowballs 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly golden.
7. Remove from oven and garnish each snowball with half a cherry and a couple of slivered almonds.
8. Transfer to a rack or serving plate to cool.