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Snowballs, for me, are the quintessential Christmas drink. When I lived in the U.K., this cocktail was only ever made during the holidays, so it feels eminently festive. Thought to be invented in the 1940s, it became popular in 1970s Britain. Some modern versions combine advocaat — a Dutch egg-based liqueur — and a carbonated U.K.-style of lemonade (a lemon-lime soda like Sprite is often used), and it’s commonly garnished with a glacé (candied) cherry. With its&nbsp;sweet mix of ingredients, this drink can sometimes be presented without balance, lacking acidity. Here I give you a from-scratch recipe that restores the dated holiday tipple to its classy libation status — using homemade maraschino-style cherries, which are far less sugary, and a recipe for advocaat that’s less sweet than some too.&nbsp;

Classic Snowball Cocktail

You’ll be left with enough cherries and advocaat to make eight to 10 cocktails. The advocaat will keep, refrigerated, for about a week (see the safety note below), and the cherries for months in the fridge.

The cherries will take one week to macerate, so start by preparing them ahead. If you don’t have time or aren’t able to get fresh cherries, you can buy plenty of good quality cocktail cherries these days and use those. You can also substitute your favourite spirit for macerating the cherries: if you don’t have Luxardo, bourbon, rum or brandy all work really well.&nbsp;

Safety note: This recipe contains eggs that are only lightly cooked, which can be risky for young children, pregnant women, the elderly or those with&nbsp;compromised immune systems. So even if omitting the alcohol, this recipe would not be recommended for those people.

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How To Make A Classic Snowball Cocktail

sour cherries (sweet cherries will work too)

(approx.) Luxardo Maraschino Originale liqueur

/ 160 g sugar

salt

brandy

tsp vanilla extract

cinnamon

60 ml advocaat

lime

/ 90 ml sparkling lemonade, limonata or Sprite

cherries

How to make a classic Snowball cocktail

Serve a classic snowball at Christmas for your guests. With advocaat, lemonade and ice, it's the ultimate retro cocktail to celebrate the festive season

Classic Snowball

lime juice

advocaat

sparkling lemonade

ice,to serve

maraschino cherry

Classic snowball

Fill a glass with ice and if using, add up to 15ml of lime juice or lime cordial (or to your taste). Pour the advocaat and lemonade over the ice and stir gently until the outside of the glass feels cold.

Garnish with the maraschino cherry.

Soft matcha cookies with a sweet and crispy exterior and slightly fudgy centre. These crinkle cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and bitter, and the vibrant green makes it perfect for your Christmas baking list!

Soft and Fudgy Matcha Crinkle Cookies

Sugar (1/4 cup)

95 g Plain flour (3/4 cup)

g Matcha (2 tsp)

tsp Baking powder

g Butter, melted (1 tbsp and 1 tsp)

Caster/Superfine sugar, for rolling

Icing/Confectioners sugar, for rolling

Add the flour, sugar, matcha powder and baking powder in a mixing bowl, whisk to combine

Add the melted butter and egg, mix well with a spatula/wooden spoon

Roll into 5 balls and place into the freezer for at least 1 hour

Remove from freezer and roll each ball in caster (superfine) sugar, followed by icing sugar

Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper or silicone and bake for 15 minutes

I just made these today and they are FANTASTIC 😍 I’ve never had a more perfect home made cookie in my entire life! The consistency is perfect. I’ll be forever thankful for you sharing these recipes ✨🍵

Do you think you can make these a different flavor? Removing the matcha and adding maybe almond extract (amaretti flavor) or even add cocoa powder?  Or would it change  the dough way too much?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8eGAhn8lQ

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