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Chocolate Hazelnut Snowball Cookies
These snow-dusted cookies are simple, easy, and delicious with rich chocolate and toasted hazelnut flavor!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
chill time
30 mins
Total Time
52 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 154 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for coating
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped I do this in a small food processor.
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for a couple minutes until light and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and briefly mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
- Turn the mixer on low, and slowly the flour and cocoa powder. I do this in about 3 parts.
- When the dough is almost mixed but not quite, add the chopped hazelnuts. Fold just until everything is evenly incorporated. Your dough may still look a little crumbly.
- Chill the dough for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Take about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball in your hands. Place on the prepared baking sheet, and repeat until you have used all the dough. The chilled dough will be a little stiff, so you may need to bring the dough together a little bit in your hands as you roll the balls. You should get somewhere around 24-28 cookies.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes. The cookies should flatten slightly on the bottom but retain their domed shape.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool partially on the baking sheet. The cookies will be very soft when they come out of the oven but will harden as they cool.
- While still a bit warm, roll each cookie in powdered sugar and set aside to fully cool. You may wish to give them a second coating of powdered sugar when they are cool.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
154kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
26mg
(1%)
Potassium
60mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
237IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 60mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 237IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.