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Plate of Snowball Cookies.
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Snowball Cookies

No Christmas cookie tray is complete without some decadent Snowball Cookies. Rich, moist, and buttery, they melt in your mouth and are super easy to make.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Cooling Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: cookies
Cuisine: Mexican/Spanish
Keyword: Cookies, Snowball Cookies
Servings: 24
Calories: 144kcal
Author: Heidi Rasmussen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup pecans finely chopped (optional)

Instructions

  • Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla thoroughly.
    Mixing bowl with creamed sugar and butter.
  • In a separate bowl, stir flour and salt together.
    Bowl with mixed dry ingredients.
  • Blend into butter mixture.
    Mixing bowl with snowball cookie batter without pecans.
  • If you are adding nuts, mix them in. Chill dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400.
    Mixing bowl with Snowball Cookie batter.
  • Roll dough in 1" balls. Place on parchment lined ungreased baking sheet.
    Cookie scoop on parchment lined cookie sheet with balls of Snowball cookie dough.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes until set, but not brown.
    Baked Snowball Cookies on a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • While warm, roll in bowl with 1 cup powdered sugar. Allow cookies to completely cool.
    Dipping warm Snowball Cookies into a bowl of powdered sugar next to cooling rack of dipped Snowball cookies.
  • Roll again in powdered sugar.
    Hand second dipping Snowball Cookies in bowl of powdered sugar.
  • Serve and enjoy!
    Hand grabbing a Snowball cookie from a plate.

Notes

  • These cookies do not spread during baking. They keep their shape. No need to push them down prior to baking. 
  • You must do the first roll while the cookies are warm. They will be slightly sticky after the first roll in powdered sugar. 
  • The cookies must be completely cooled to roll them for a second time in powdered sugar. 

Nutrition

Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 238IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg