Vanilla, coconut & pecan snowball biscuits

Name: Vanilla, coconut & pecan snowball biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Makes 13
Ingredients: 60g unsalted butter softened; 25g caster sugar; 1tsp vanilla extract; 100g pecans blitzed to a fine dust; 50g desiccated coconut blitzed to a fine dust, plus a tbsp to decorate; 1 orange zested; 65g plain flour; 50g icing sugar sifted; 1 tbsp desiccated coconut

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Makes 13

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 12 mins

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Bake these festive nutty snowball biscuits for family and friends this Christmas season – they're the ultimate bitesize pick-me-up with an afternoon cup of tea

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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60g unsalted butter

softened
25g caster sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
100g pecans

blitzed to a fine dust
50g desiccated coconut

blitzed to a fine dust, plus a tbsp to decorate
1 orange

zested
65g plain flour

To decorate

50g icing sugar

sifted
1 tbsp desiccated coconut

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal164
fat12g
saturates6g
carbs11g
sugars6g
fibre2g
protein2g
salt0.01g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cream together the butter and sugar with the vanilla extract until pale and fluffy. Add the blitzed pecans, coconut, orange zest and plain flour and bring together to make a rough dough. Shape into 13 balls and place on a lined baking tray. Bake for 12 mins until very lightly golden and just set. Leave to cool for 5 mins.
step 2

Mix the icing sugar with a tbsp of desiccated coconut and roll each biscuit in the icing sugar mix until well covered. Leave to cool completely, then serve. Will last for 3-4 days in an airtight container

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