5.0 from 15 votes
Coconut Snowball Cookies
When you make coconut snowball cookies, it's guaranteed to be a white Christmas! These powdered sugar coated cookies have the best texture thanks to chewy coconut folded right into the buttery shortbread dough. They're a family favorite.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
21 mins
Servings: 42 cookies
Calories: 85 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for coating
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut (Baker's Angel Flake)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a stand mixer or with electric beaters, cream the butter, sugar, salt and extracts until fluffy (about 1-2 minutes)
- Add the flour, and mix briefly to combine. Then fold in the shredded coconut.
- Roll the dough into balls (about 1 Tbsp of dough each), and place them on an ungreased cookie sheet. They will not spread very much so you can place them fairly close together.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes. They will still be a pale color, and soft to the touch. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. Note: be careful not to over bake these.
- While the cookies are still barley warm, coat them in the powdered sugar. When they are fully cooled, give them a second coat.
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Notes
- *Recipe lightly adapted from Martha Stewart.
- Use coconut extract in place of the almond extract if you like. Start with 1/2 teaspoon as coconut extract can be intense.
Nutrition Information
Calories
85kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
12mg
(4%)
Sodium
26mg
(1%)
Potassium
22mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
135IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 42cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 85
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 85kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 12mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 22mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 135IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.