Cream Cheese Snowball Cookies

1 cup confectioners sugar

½ cup finely-chopped walnuts

½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)

½ cup butter, softened

½ cup cream cheese, softened

½ cup white sugar

½ teaspoon almond extract

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the confectioners sugar into a shallow bowl, stir in the walnuts, and set aside.

Beat the shortening, butter, cream cheese, and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly blended. Mix in the almond extract, vanilla extract, and flour; stir to combine. Scoop up dough by rounded tablespoons, and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies turn slightly golden at the edges, about 6 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 1 minute, then roll in the confectioners sugar-walnut mixture while still a little warm.