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Chocolate Snowballs
Chocolate Snowballs – Sugar-covered chocolate chips and pecan cookies. Buttery, crunchy, sweet, the best cookies for the season.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24 snowballs
Calories: 89 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in the flour, then stir in the pecans and chocolate chips.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls and place them 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until set and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes.
- Roll the warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll the cookies in confectioners' sugar. Yield: about 4 dozen.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
24snowballs
Calories
89kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
54mg
(2%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24snowballs
Amount Per Serving
Calories 89
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 24snowballs | |
| Calories | 89kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 54mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.