I love your channel. I’m a west coast of Scotland (Kilmarnock) girl transplanted to the US. So many foods I was brought up with are unavailable here. Your channel is marvellous for making them simple to replicate. I haven’t had a snowball in 25-years. Tonight I will have one. Thank you.
As a Belgian i have never heard of these Scottish cookies, but they look very similar to the Moroccan ‘Richbond’ cookies, which I love. Richbond cookies use apricot jam. Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to try making these in the weekend instead of the Richbond, to see the difference.
Hi Cheryl ~ I’ve already been awake for about an hr when your video popped up ~ so I’ve clicked and I’m ready to watch ~ hope your ok and keeping well ~ my carer has just popped her head outside the door and it’s only 4 degrees ~ there saying by the weekend it will be down to -10 ~ and I live in Surrey about 40mins from London ~ there even forecasting snow~ I’m thinking now it’s comfort food all the way now !!!!!!! ~ stews ~ soups ~ puddings and all the nice slow cooker recipes you have told us about 🥘🍛🍲🥣🥫🥫~~ Sending love and hugs as always from my kitchen to yours Xxx Xxx
Your admonition that the jam is glue not filling was an instruction I don’t think I’ve ever seen in any recipe. It made the point quite well. Another enjoyable video especially for something I had not heard about before. Thanks.
Thank you for this recipe. I've been trying for years to getva recipe for snowballs, as our home bakeries don't seem to make them anymore they were always my favourite bun.
Oh these bring back golden memories and many happy times. My Gran used take me to the Bakers 'up the Mount' regularly and these were a treat in the white twisted paper bags. Bliss!! Just found you and its just great, thank you 💐xx
Hiya! Work colleague pointed me in your direction. Being Scottish myself she's asking me about snowballs. Been in US 30yrs and I had completely forgotten about these.. won't deny my mind went straight to Tunnocks at the mention of snowballs. Excited to check out the rest of your content! Empire biscuits!! Lentil soup! Love what I see so far.👍
I will be giving these a go for sure!!!!! My daughter would Love these!! And looks lovely with a cuppa. I really appreciate your channel. I’m American but my heritage (mixed with a lot of things) is Scottish so this gives me a sweet glimpse. My mother’s maiden name is even Farquharson ❤️ Thank you so so much
I didnt have the recipe. So glad you posted this. We miss some of the things we used to have in Scotland. Will be making these and of course mince pies too.
We used to get a bag of these from a big bakery/factory called Dalziel’s (pronounced Dee Ells) for 5p in Airdie when I was a child. They were my favourite. Apart from the strawberry jam tarts. Airdrie used to smell amazing in the mornings with the aroma of baking 🤣 I thinks Dalziel’s has closed now sadly. But so many happy memories associated with that place. Thank you for the recipe. I’m going to have a go at it! 😬
@@davidcramb5793 Oh my word the grocery van!!! It had a very specific smell that wasn’t unpleasant. And ice cream vans came round daily. You could buy cigarettes and all the parents would send us out in all weathers to buy a whole pack or “a single.” So many memories 🖤
These look delicious will be giving these ago we usually have a houseful on Christmas morning all the family come and these will go down well with the little ones I’m sure x
These look lovely! I’m in Ireland and the only snowballs I know are the Cafferys Snowballs, it’s soft sticky mallow covered in chocolate and desiccated coconut 🤤
very cool looking, never made them, but I can imagine them with colored coconut and googly eyes..imagine blue with eyes..instant cookie monster or yeti ;-)
Yum! I wish my family loved coconut like I do...I should check with my friends to see if any of them would be interested...I can't have all of those in my house :D
Oh heavens, I love snowballs. I had no idea why there was so little jam in them, until now. That explains why I always crave more jam and end up splitting them to add more when I buy them. So pleased to have this recipe, I'm away to make some :)
Another yummy childhood treat! Good tip about using one hand for wet & the other for dry: made your coconut macaroon bars and got in a right old mess! But they tasted great 🤗
I have to make these for Christmas! My Scottish grandparents would have been proud. They look amazing. Some people in my family don’t like coconut can you make it without? I know they won’t look as pretty.
I love making these and so do my family. I’ve been making them for a few years now. Yum yum yum. Another is pineapple tarts🤤🤤🤤. Just can’t get the cream right. Thank you for all the content Cheryl😘😘😘
Cheryl I think you’re around the same age as me or a bit younger? I’m 43. Do you remember chocolate concrete cake at school? If you ever make that I’ll be here with bells on lol!! For years I’ve talked about a cake I got in my first years of high school circa 1991 and never knew what it was until someone mentioned chocolate concrete. It was delicious. Xx
We get these in Northern Ireland bakeries, in recent years they've been supplanted by Jammie Joeys which is a raspberry glaze on the outside instead of the white glaze. Which is why I've come looking for the original Snowball recipe. I didn't realise they were a Scottish recipe, but then, were I'm from I'm of Scottish descent and a high percentage of people around here are, so that would explain that. Do yous have Paris Buns? They are a conical shaped bun, golden in colour and with sugar crystals sprinkled onto the bun dough before baking. The driest bun known to man, buttered and taken with a nice cuppa tea.
Amazing recipe. I remember having these as a child when we used to go visit cousins in Scotland! I love these. I will be baking these for the family this weekend and we will be making some for Christmas. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful easy recipe. Me and family are looking forward to more of your festive recipes we can make. Thanks X
This took me back to childhood, burying my little gob into a fluffy snowball from the bakers. The nearest thing I have found in Chester are Joeys. I usually buy them on the Iceland website.
My mum, who was from Saltcoats and moved to Somerset, was always buying packs of supermarket 'Snowballs' (marshmallow) - your version must've been what she was harking back to!
Hi Cheryl I'm a resent subscriber and enjoyed this recipe in particular because it's always been one of my favourite cakes since as long as I can remember. I cant always find then down here in the north east of England and I never realised they are particularly scotish. My mum was from a small village called Gorbridge not far from Dalkeith and so we had as children a lot of food that she would make for us which turns out to be scotish. Anyway thank you for this and I shall definitely be trying these.
Funny thing, I just Googled these yesterday. I was watching Still Game and heard them mentioned and I had to see what they were. They look super yummy!!
Not gonna lie, I would probably fill the cakes with the raspberry preserves then use a bit to glue them together. I think that would be an excellent complement to the cake and coconut.
Noticed a few people asking about alternative to the coconut. In Scotland, well in Glasgow, you get them coated with icing and chocolate strands. I suppose that makes them more like mudballs than snowballs. Taste good with a cup of tea too. X K
These look fantastic Cheryl, neater than shop-bought ones. That jam looked lovely, especially for stuff that isn't home-made. Never heard these ones called "Scottish snowballs" before. I would have guessed that a Scottih snowball would be the Lee's, or Tunnocks variety, rather than these sponge ones. Having said that, I've never tried to buy snowballs outside of Scotland; can you get 𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 type in our neighbouring countries?
Hi, it´s like a bread Mexican call "BESO" . The Beso use a Buther and sugar on the cover instead of Glazed + coconut. And a litle more of jam saludos my dear amiga, desde Mexico.
I love your channel. I’m a west coast of Scotland (Kilmarnock) girl transplanted to the US. So many foods I was brought up with are unavailable here. Your channel is marvellous for making them simple to replicate. I haven’t had a snowball in 25-years. Tonight I will have one. Thank you.
Gotta love a wee Snowball. Over here in Northern Ireland, they are also known as 'Snowy Joeys'. Wee cuppa tea....Delish! 😋😋😋😋😋
Snowy joeys? That’s adorable!!
I can’t wait to make these!!!!
Oh yeah there are spongey ones called joeys i came across in Leitrim!
Aye, nothing better than a wee cuppa tea and a wee snowball 😁
BLACK FOREST TRIFLE ........YAY! Thank you.. Love your videos God bless
I haven't had a wee snowball for years......I'll be getting right on this!
As a Belgian i have never heard of these Scottish cookies, but they look very similar to the Moroccan ‘Richbond’ cookies, which I love.
Richbond cookies use apricot jam.
Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to try making these in the weekend instead of the Richbond, to see the difference.
Lovely little item to make for my old Scottish friend..thanks.🇦🇺
Love Black Forest can’t wait x👍👍🏴🏴🏴
Thank you for making the snowballs,I used to help my granny make them 50years ago and I had forgotten how.x
Hi Cheryl ~ I’ve already been awake for about an hr when your video popped up ~ so I’ve clicked and I’m ready to watch ~ hope your ok and keeping well ~ my carer has just popped her head outside the door and it’s only 4 degrees ~ there saying by the weekend it will be down to -10 ~ and I live in Surrey about 40mins from London ~ there even forecasting snow~ I’m thinking now it’s comfort food all the way now !!!!!!! ~ stews ~ soups ~ puddings and all the nice slow cooker recipes you have told us about 🥘🍛🍲🥣🥫🥫~~ Sending love and hugs as always from my kitchen to yours Xxx Xxx
Your admonition that the jam is glue not filling was an instruction I don’t think I’ve ever seen in any recipe. It made the point quite well. Another enjoyable video especially for something I had not heard about before. Thanks.
Thank you for this recipe. I've been trying for years to getva recipe for snowballs, as our home bakeries don't seem to make them anymore they were always my favourite bun.
I'm Scottish living in Germany. Making these the now with my daughter to take to my mates hoose tomorrow! Keep up the amazing work and thank you!
Oh these bring back golden memories and many happy times. My Gran used take me to the Bakers 'up the Mount' regularly and these were a treat in the white twisted paper bags. Bliss!!
Just found you and its just great, thank you 💐xx
Mmmm my fave so nice to hear a Scottish voice ♥️
Scottish snowballs are my absolute favourites. I will be making these this Christmas.
Wow I am 45 and as a youngster every time we arrived at Ardrossan harbour to go to arran we went into the bakers and got these!!!!!!!
I never realised they were so simple!
Oh god......I'm so homesick! I have to try this for the festive season!
Your récipé is so good
I hope to make these during the upcoming holidays! Thank you so much for this!
-- from Phoenix, AZ, USA
Watching from Minnesota. My mom loves coconut so I'm excited to make these for her!
Oh I didn’t know you were going to make these! I used to love them. Might try to make them. Mmm!
I haven't had a snowball in ages 😅,
Thanks for the recipe
Thanks Cheryl..I think I will give this a go.
I will definitely give these a go, thank you xx
pure magic, thank you x Liz Hales
Love these Cheryl xx👍🏴🏴🏴🏴 I try 😂
Hiya! Work colleague pointed me in your direction. Being Scottish myself she's asking me about snowballs. Been in US 30yrs and I had completely forgotten about these.. won't deny my mind went straight to Tunnocks at the mention of snowballs. Excited to check out the rest of your content! Empire biscuits!! Lentil soup! Love what I see so far.👍
Gotta love the tunnock's 😁
I will be giving these a go for sure!!!!!
My daughter would Love these!!
And looks lovely with a cuppa.
I really appreciate your channel. I’m American but my heritage (mixed with a lot of things) is Scottish so this gives me a sweet glimpse.
My mother’s maiden name is even Farquharson ❤️
Thank you so so much
I love these never seen a recipe for them so I will be giving them a go, thanks for sharing this with us
I used to buy these from the bakers at Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, about 35 years ago 😋😍👍. 🤔 might just have to make these 😎👍
Great festive treat
Lovely looking cookie. Very nice it makes a small amount. It's just me and so many recipes make too many. Thanks!
They do look good. Yum
Love snowballs! Thank you
Love a snowball never made my own but will give it a try soon.
Linda E
Thank you for the wonderful recipe for Scottish Snowballs, yum!
Wow that jam look good. I’ll make some for Christmas as my future daughter in law is Scottish she might appreciate them.
How cute! Never seen these. I think I will try them this winter. Thank you.
Bakeries in ireland have these just called snowballs. Used to divide them in two between kids, maybe youd get a whole one on your birthday
Ooh these look amazing ..ill be making these for sure 😋 xx
This I'm looking to find, great Scottish snowballs.
I didnt have the recipe. So glad you posted this. We miss some of the things we used to have in Scotland. Will be making these and of course mince pies too.
We used to get a bag of these from a big bakery/factory called Dalziel’s (pronounced Dee Ells) for 5p in Airdie when I was a child. They were my favourite. Apart from the strawberry jam tarts. Airdrie used to smell amazing in the mornings with the aroma of baking 🤣 I thinks Dalziel’s has closed now sadly. But so many happy memories associated with that place. Thank you for the recipe. I’m going to have a go at it! 😬
there advert was a horse rolling about in a field [ A roll satisfies ]
Used to love their van that came around our estate. Dalziel and Mathiesons, 2 Scottish bakers that I really miss.
@@davidcramb5793 Oh my word the grocery van!!! It had a very specific smell that wasn’t unpleasant. And ice cream vans came round daily. You could buy cigarettes and all the parents would send us out in all weathers to buy a whole pack or “a single.” So many memories 🖤
@@johnmacleod730 🤣🤣🤣 If we got to go to the pictures, there was an advert for everything in Airdrie! As if we didn’t know it was there! 😂
Love snowballs a still make them as i put out my ten grandkids
Have just joined and these cakes look and sound lush🤤 yummy x
These look delicious will be giving these ago we usually have a houseful on Christmas morning all the family come and these will go down well with the little ones I’m sure x
ah love des also you can get the snowballs wa the masrsmallow fillings also i love cherry jam in them
Oh these look better than the bakers. Must try making these xx
These look lovely! I’m in Ireland and the only snowballs I know are the Cafferys Snowballs, it’s soft sticky mallow covered in chocolate and desiccated coconut 🤤
I was looking for a recipe for those
Same in 🇦🇺 Australia!
These sound delicious. My goodness, I'm so in the festive holiday mode already.
Wow, they look amazing!
very cool looking, never made them, but I can imagine them with colored coconut and googly eyes..imagine blue with eyes..instant cookie monster or yeti ;-)
Looks marvelous !!😋
Hi Cheryl, these are a nice treat to add to our Christmas baking list. They are so easy to make. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Cheers!
Awesome recipe your fabulous
Those look so yummy. I made your chicken pie for tea this evening. I tagged you in my post. Much love from the Oregon Coast of the USA
Yum! I wish my family loved coconut like I do...I should check with my friends to see if any of them would be interested...I can't have all of those in my house :D
Same!
How interesting! I adore to find recipes from other countries made to celebrate the holidays. I will try these.
Those are so cute🤭🤗
Cheryl LOVE LOVE LOVE your channel, your wonderful Scottish recipes, and your delightful presentation.
Thank you for sharing this! I had never heard of them and I am excited to try making them. 😁
These are look just delicious and so festive too! Beautiful recipe and well done Cheryl!! 🎄
Oh heavens, I love snowballs. I had no idea why there was so little jam in them, until now. That explains why I always crave more jam and end up splitting them to add more when I buy them. So pleased to have this recipe, I'm away to make some :)
Omg I had forgotten about these delicious cakes. I used to love them. I am excited to try this recipe. Thanks.
Love them ❤
so happy yo find this recipe, my auntie used to make these and I've tried to find a recipe for years so going to give this a go soon, thank you
So lovely! Haven't had these in about 8 years since I moved to Canada; almost blood y forgot about them. Can't wait to give these out to family here!
They look lovely, will have to make some definitely.
Another yummy childhood treat! Good tip about using one hand for wet & the other for dry: made your coconut macaroon bars and got in a right old mess! But they tasted great 🤗
Yep these were made in belfast going back to at least the 60s and are still made ty.
Great video.
Can you cut a wee hole in the bottom to add extra jam?? I might try this.
I have to make these for Christmas! My Scottish grandparents would have been proud. They look amazing. Some people in my family don’t like coconut can you make it without? I know they won’t look as pretty.
I love making these and so do my family. I’ve been making them for a few years now. Yum yum yum.
Another is pineapple tarts🤤🤤🤤. Just can’t get the cream right.
Thank you for all the content Cheryl😘😘😘
Cheryl I think you’re around the same age as me or a bit younger? I’m 43. Do you remember chocolate concrete cake at school? If you ever make that I’ll be here with bells on lol!! For years I’ve talked about a cake I got in my first years of high school circa 1991 and never knew what it was until someone mentioned chocolate concrete. It was delicious. Xx
I remember making Rock Cakes at school. Just got me thinking..
@@madisonla1803 me too! They were lovely too!
They look scrumptious, can these be frozen ?
Sheryl I save the recipes looks delicious thank you for sharing it God bless you and Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 to you and your family
I’m going to have to give this a try too in the next month or so :) That looks wonderful
Hi Cheryl. You can get these in Northern Ireland as well. I have never seen a recipe for them before so thank you! Matthew from Belfast
Oh I’m definitely trying this!! As a fellow Scot I do love a wee snowball now and again. Thanks Cheryl 🏴❤️
Delightful!!
We get these in Northern Ireland bakeries, in recent years they've been supplanted by Jammie Joeys which is a raspberry glaze on the outside instead of the white glaze. Which is why I've come looking for the original Snowball recipe. I didn't realise they were a Scottish recipe, but then, were I'm from I'm of Scottish descent and a high percentage of people around here are, so that would explain that. Do yous have Paris Buns? They are a conical shaped bun, golden in colour and with sugar crystals sprinkled onto the bun dough before baking. The driest bun known to man, buttered and taken with a nice cuppa tea.
These look so easy! And tasty as well. If I get a chance…! ❤️
Amazing recipe. I remember having these as a child when we used to go visit cousins in Scotland! I love these. I will be baking these for the family this weekend and we will be making some for Christmas. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful easy recipe. Me and family are looking forward to more of your festive recipes we can make. Thanks X
Love these little treats, Im going try making them as I didn`t realise it was easy even for someone like me that could burn the water in the kettle.
This took me back to childhood, burying my little gob into a fluffy snowball from the bakers. The nearest thing I have found in Chester are Joeys. I usually buy them on the Iceland website.
Can’t wait to makes these. I hope you will be making more holiday traditional food. Should I look back in past videos to find other recipes?
These look so delicious!! Cute too! I’m going to try them. Thank you Cheryl. 👍🏻❤️
My mum, who was from Saltcoats and moved to Somerset, was always buying packs of supermarket 'Snowballs' (marshmallow) - your version must've been what she was harking back to!
I remember those marshmallow-filled snowballs, too: I think Tunnocks still make them, but much smaller than I remember.
@@lindaj5492
Yes and yes! . . everything's 'wee' these days.
Hi Cheryl
I'm a resent subscriber and enjoyed this recipe in particular because it's always been one of my favourite cakes since as long as I can remember. I cant always find then down here in the north east of England and I never realised they are particularly scotish. My mum was from a small village called Gorbridge not far from Dalkeith and so we had as children a lot of food that she would make for us which turns out to be scotish. Anyway thank you for this and I shall definitely be trying these.
Funny thing, I just Googled these yesterday. I was watching Still Game and heard them mentioned and I had to see what they were. They look super yummy!!
Still Game!! Brillaint Laura! I love that show too. Shame they do not make shows like that very often :) Enjoy your snowballs!
@@KovietUnionDefector it is hilarious. I am a rather quiet person but I find myself laughing hysterically!
Not gonna lie, I would probably fill the cakes with the raspberry preserves then use a bit to glue them together. I think that would be an excellent complement to the cake and coconut.
Love these I used to make them all the time
Would love to see you make a clooty dumpling sometime
Cheryl did a clootie dumpling recently - check her website 👍
Wow, these look amazing, never tried Scottish snowballs before, definitely will have a go at these ❤️ Thank you Cheryl xx
Shades of Monty Python ... coconuts in scotland. Must have been carried there by a swallow.
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Noticed a few people asking about alternative to the coconut. In Scotland, well in Glasgow, you get them coated with icing and chocolate strands. I suppose that makes them more like mudballs than snowballs. Taste good with a cup of tea too. X K
Nice idea to use chocolate “hundreds & thousands” as we used to call them: could make multi-coloured ones too?
@@lindaj5492 . Well done, I couldn't remember what they were called 100s and1000s exactly.x K
Those look so good but don’t think I will attempt making them. ❤️🌻😻
Sure big Martin from Still Game will love them 😂👌
These look fantastic Cheryl, neater than shop-bought ones. That jam looked lovely, especially for stuff that isn't home-made. Never heard these ones called "Scottish snowballs" before. I would have guessed that a Scottih snowball would be the Lee's, or Tunnocks variety, rather than these sponge ones. Having said that, I've never tried to buy snowballs outside of Scotland; can you get 𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 type in our neighbouring countries?
Hi, it´s like a bread Mexican call "BESO" . The Beso use a Buther and sugar on the cover instead of Glazed + coconut. And a litle more of jam
saludos my dear amiga, desde Mexico.