Christmas Snowball Cookies
Christmas Snowball Cookies are butter cookie balls rolled in powdered sugar. This classic Christmas cookie melts in your mouth and only takes 5 ingredients to make.
Servings: 36 snowballs
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1/3 cup + 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour and finely chopped pecans. Set aside.
- Add the butter and 1/3 cup of powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl. Cream together using a hand mixer or electric mixer, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and mix well.
- Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture. Mix just until the dough comes together and is combined. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F, and prepare the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a cookie scoop, roll each scoop into a ball shape and place on baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom. Do not over bake. 36
- When cookies are cool enough to handle (around 2 minutes out of the oven) gently roll them in the powdered sugar and place on a cooling rack to cool. After the cookies have cooled, roll the cookies a second time in the powdered sugar.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Store in an airtight container, on the countertop, for up to one week.
- These can be frozen for up to 3 months. For best results, freeze before the cookies are rolled. Thaw in the fridge and then proceed with the baking directions above.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 41mg | Sugar: 6g