Chocolate Snowball Cookies are a must make Christmas cookie! Soft, buttery cookies with chocolate chips and rolled in powdered sugar.
Snowballs are such a classic holiday cookie. Like Snickerdoodles or Italian Sugar Cookies, snowballs are an absolute must make every holiday season!
They’re soft and tender butter cookies filled with chocolate chips and then rolled in powdered sugar. They are so delicious and practically melt in your mouth.
The two little kids and I found ourselves driving around the countryside one weekend and stumbled upon a Christmas tree farm.
I love a Christmas tree farm. I love the smell, I love how cheery everyone is, I just love it.
So we wandered around the rows of Christmas trees, searching for a small one the kids could call their own, since we have a fake big one.
Ingredients
- Butter
- Sugar
- Salt
- Egg
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
- Pecans
- Chocolate chips
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Prepare. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine wet ingredients. In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together and beat until light and fluffy. Add salt, egg, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients. Gradually add in flour and beat until just combined. Fold in pecans and chocolate chips.
- Shape. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet with 2 inches in between each ball.
- Bake. Bake for 15 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes.
- Coat with powdered sugar. Put a good amount of powdered sugar on a large plate. Roll warm cookies in the powdered sugar and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
How Long Are They Good For?
Snowball cookies will be good for about 5 days in an airtight container at room temperature. You can extend their life by a couple days by storing them in the fridge, also in an airtight container.
Can You Freeze Snowball Cookies?
You can definitely freeze snowball cookies!
Let them cool completely and then transfer them to a freezer ziploc bag. They will be fine in the freezer for about 3 months.
When you are ready to serve them, let the frozen cookies sit on the counter at room temperature until thawed, probably a few hours.
More Cookie Recipes
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Pudding Cookies
- Butterscotch Pudding Cookies
- Christmas Confetti Cookies
- Peanut Butter Krispie Cookies
- Frosted Eggnog Cookies
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Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup 1 ½ sticks butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup 6 ounces chocolate chips
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together and beat until light and fluffy. Add salt, egg, and vanilla. Gradually add in flour and beat until just combined. Fold in pecans and chocolate chips.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet with 2 inches in between each ball. Bake for 15 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes.
- Put a good amount of powdered sugar on a large plate. Roll warm cookies in the powdered sugar and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
36Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 123Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 62mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 1g
Amy {Very Culinary} says
I got a new camera, too. LOVE it, but hate that I have to figure out all the settings again. Anyway, who cares. What matters is your boys are so stinkin’ cute! And that I love any cookie coated in powdered sugar.
Aggie @ Aggie's Kitchen says
I love that it’s small enough for a makeup bag (so smart :) )! such great photos – your kids are adorable and that pic of your dog…LOVE. Also, these are my favorite kind of cookies to make and eat!
Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
New cameras are always so fun! And these snowball cookies are just the CUTEST thing ever! I have a feeling they would disappear pretty quickly in my house!