Description
Warm up your winter with these delightful snowball cookies! Each bite offers a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth experience, perfectly dusted with powdered sugar. These charming treats evoke fond memories of holiday gatherings and cozy afternoons. Easy to make and irresistibly tasty, snowball cookies are a must-have addition to your festive cookie tray or gift boxes.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (lightly toasted)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
- Gently mix in the flour, chopped nuts, vanilla extract, and salt until just combined.
- Roll tablespoon-sized portions of dough into balls and place them on the prepared baking sheets about two inches apart.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until the bottoms are lightly golden but the tops remain pale.
- Allow cooling slightly before tossing each cookie in powdered sugar to coat generously.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (20g)
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg