Snowball Cookies Recipe
User Reviews
4.8
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
13 mins
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Total Time
28 mins
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Servings
30 cookies
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Calories
162 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Snowball Cookies Recipe
Description
The recipe for Snowball Cookies starts with room-temperature unsalted butter beaten with sugar, then combined with finely chopped pecans and flour to form a dough. Each cookie is shaped into small round balls, which bake for 13 minutes until they develop a golden color. Once cooled, they are rolled in powdered sugar to give a characteristic snowy appearance and an extra sweet touch. The nuts give a gentle crunch inside an otherwise soft and delicate cookie. These cookies offer a balanced sweetness from the powdered sugar coating and a rich, nutty flavor imparted by the pecans.
Snowball Cookies are ideally served with hot beverages and make a classic holiday or everyday snack. Their relatively simple ingredient list and method make them easy to prepare ahead of time for gatherings or as a special homemade gift.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 cups pecan finely chopped
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In a mixing bowl, beat the room-temperature butter and sugar.
- Add chopped pecans and flour. Beat again to combine all ingredients together.
- Form the cookie dough into small round balls, you can use a small ice cream scoop to make this easier.
- Place cookies on a baking sheet. Bake for 13 minutes or until they’re golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely and roll cookies in powdered sugar.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 162kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 39mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 193IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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