Description
Chocolate snowball cookies bring pure winter joy right to your kitchen, dusting powdered sugar memories across a plate of delightful homemade treats. Crumbly, rich chocolate cookies rolled in sweet snow-white sugar create a simple dessert that melts hearts faster than actual snowflakes.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Coating:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Warm your oven to exactly 350F and prepare an ungreased baking sheet.
- Blend 1 cup softened butter with ½ cup powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Pour in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix thoroughly.
- Separately whisk 2 cups flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, ½ cup chopped nuts, and ¼ teaspoon salt together.
- Slowly incorporate dry ingredients into butter mixture, stirring until a consistent dough forms.
- Roll dough into 1-inch round balls, spacing them 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Place cookies in preheated 350F oven and bake precisely 12-15 minutes until edges look set.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool for 3-4 minutes on baking sheet.
- Gently tumble warm cookies in 1 cup powdered sugar, ensuring complete coverage.
- Transfer sugar-coated cookies to wire rack and let cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Sifting powdered sugar ensures a smoother, more even coating on the cookies without clumpy residue.
- Chopped pecans or walnuts work best, but feel free to use your favorite nuts for a personal touch.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before shaping to help prevent spreading and maintain a perfect round shape.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week, separating layers with parchment paper to keep the powdered sugar coating pristine.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg