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Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Chocolate Snowball Cookies are tender chocolate cookies with the best texture! A buttery cookie made with cocoa powder and ground walnuts gets coated in sweet powdered sugar. Make this classic holiday cookie a tradition every year!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Chill Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 29 mins
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 93 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup softened unsalted butter
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups walnuts
- 1 cup Powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Add 1 ½ cups walnuts to a food processor and pulse until very finely ground. Set aside.
- Add ¾ cup packed brown sugar and ¾ cup softened unsalted butter to a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add 1 large egg, ¼ cup milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups all-purpose flour, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture until completely combined. Stir the walnuts into the dough until incorporated. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- After the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes, or until the tops begin to crack. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely on cooling racks.
- Roll the cooled cookies in 1 cup powdered sugar, before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
93kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
8mg
(3%)
Sodium
55mg
(2%)
Potassium
44mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
91IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.05mg
(0%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 93
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 93kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 55mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 44mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 91IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.05mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.