Description
Delicious and festive Snowball Cookies, perfect for holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup softened butter
- 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugar until fully combined.
- Add in vanilla extract and mix again.
- Add finely chopped walnuts.
- Slowly add the flour in increments.
- Mix until creamy (might be a bit sticky).
- Separate the dough in half.
- Wrap each half in plastic Saran wrap.
- Refrigerate dough for 45 minutes.
- Once refrigerated, scoop the dough into the ice cream scoop.
- Cut ice cream scoop dough in half to make two equal pieces of cookie dough.
- Roll the dough into perfect circles, about 2 inches in diameter (it’s okay if they’re a little smaller or bigger).
- Place the rounded cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes. Be careful not to overbake them and watch for cracking!
- Let the cookies cool until they are warm (not hot).
- Once warm to the touch, gently place each cookie into a bowl filled with powdered sugar, one by one.
- Use a spoon to help carefully cover the cookies in powdered sugar.
- Return the cookies to the baking sheet and let them continue to cool.
- Once completely cooled (about 20 minutes), pour the remaining powdered sugar evenly over the cookies on the baking sheet.
- Gently press and sprinkle a second layer of powdered sugar onto each cookie.
- Tap off excess sugar, place them on a pretty holiday plate, and enjoy!
Notes
- Ensure the cookies are not overbaked for the best texture.
- Store in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg