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Cinnamon Snowball Cookies
Warmly spiced, melt-in-your-mouth gems! These buttery snowball cookies are filled with pecans and coated with a cinnamon-sugar mix. A must for any holiday cookie platter!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 163 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the snowball cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 ounces very finely chopped pecans (about 1 cup)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For the cinnamon sugar coating
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F.
- In a large bowl, combine the butter, powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
- Then add the flour, pecans and salt and mix until everything is combined. The mixture may be slightly crumbly.
- Form balls with 1½ tablespoons of the dough and place on a baking sheet 1 inch apart. Bake for 9-12 minutes.
- While the cookies are baking mix together ¾ cup of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Transfer to a zip top bag or large container.
- Once done, let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then place the cookies in the powdered sugar cinnamon mixture and shake to coat the outside in the mixture.
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Notes
- Substitutions:
- How to Store: Place cooled cookies in an airtight container and store on the counter for up to 3 days, in the fridge for up to a week, or in the freezer for up to a month.
- How to Freeze: This Cinnamon Snowball Cookies recipe freezes well. It can be frozen before or after cooking. See “how to freeze” section in the original post for full instructions.
- This Cinnamon Snowball Cookies recipe freezes well. It can be frozen before or after cooking. See “how to freeze” section in the original post for full instructions.
- How to Scale: This recipe can easily be doubled if you are feeding a crowd or halved for smaller portions.
- This recipe can easily be doubled if you are feeding a crowd or halved for smaller portions.
- Pecans - You can swap in finely chopped walnuts if you prefer.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
163kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
85mg
(4%)
Potassium
34mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
239IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 163
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 163kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| 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 | 85mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 239IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.