My mum made and cooked everything from scratch. She still does. Now you see where I get my enthusiasm for cooking from? So folks I know we're all exceptionally busy getting ready for the big day but if you can find yourself just 20 minutes you can easily make these. Then they take just 10 minutes to set. Nana Ling has attributed this recipe to “Nan”– I wonder if it’s from her Nan, who would be my 3 x great grandmother? Snowballs ingredients The “snow” behind our snowballs! The recipe states 60-70 grams of coconut, this is simply because some desiccated coconuts are finer than others. Pull off pieces of dough about the size of a walnut and place on a lines baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes till golden.

Prepare some items ahead of time. At the end of the year, things get real hectic… real fast. So do your future self a favor and begin soon. Review how to freeze cookie doughand you’ll be thankful you had a head start! I hope you have enjoyed this recipe for snowballs, I will share with you a couple more recipes we enjoy making over the Christmas season. Snowballs rolled in coconut, ready to enjoy with your family or freeze them for another day. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder, allspice and a pinch of salt into the bowl and mix well to combine. Stir in the pecans. Chill, covered, for 3 hours, or overnight.This recipe I have been making for years and they make a delightful Christmas gifts for your family or friends if you are looking for a gift ideas. This is the boiled mixture, sugar white or brown, evaporate milk, butter and vanilla, boil then add all the dry ingredients. Dry ingredients oats, coconut and cocoa mixed together then added to the wet ingredients. The liquid mixture poured in with the dry ingredients. Tablet, fudge and coconut ice bars soon followed before John perfected the formula for both tea cakes and snowballs. The company grew from strength to strength and even partnered with and bought Heather Cameron Foods in the 80s. Boil together gently over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or until mixture reaches about 225 -230 degrees F on a candy thermometer. (The 5 to 6 minutes cooking time is usually quite accurate for me but don't start timing it until the mixture is fully at a rolling boil and don't stir the mixture while it boils.) For the record, my latest batch took exactly 6 minutes at a rolling boil and it was perfect. Folks, these tasty no-bake chocolate snow balls prove that Christmas baking doesn't have to be complicated or time consuming.

Leave them to set completely for about half an hour before eating or you’ll get covered in coconut and icing How long do Scottish snowballs keep? Meanwhile, pulse the remaining coconut in a food processor to break it down. It’s easier to coat the balls when the coconut shreds are broken up/smaller.Mix all the ingredients together then put in the fridge, until ready to roll. This is the stage after all the ingredients are mixed together then put in the fridge to set. Lift them out and roll in the coconut to cover the little cakes completely and create Scottish snowballs! Lee's snowballs have been a Scottish favourite for decades. Created using the softest mallow coated in luxuriously soft chocolate and sprinkled with delightful shavings of coconut to create the ultimate sweet treat. Trading took a dip towards the end of the decade and this led to the company seeing record losses in 1990 before being sold to Northumbrian Fine Foods a year later.

This Scottish snowball recipe couldn’t be easier really. But I must warn you folks, this gets messy! In this recipe, milk is needed to add a little more moisture to the snowball buns. It’s personal preference as to what kind of milk you use – dairy, soya and coconut are all great options.

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Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets. Sift some icing sugar onto a plate. Roll heaped teaspoonfuls of mixture into balls, then roll in the icing sugar to coat. Place on the baking trays, spaced a couple of centimetres apart to allow for spreading. Created in 1931 from the humble beginnings of a Coatbridge grocery, John Justice Lee, the owner's son, discovered a love for sweets. While experimenting in the shop and trying to a smooth chocolate fondant bar he created the first ever Lees Macaroon bar. John Justice Lees. Picture: Lees Traditional Newfoundland Christmas Fruit Bread Delicious Christmas Fruit Bread made with mixed dried fruit and braided into a wreath.