Snowball Cookies Recipe
These Snowball Cookies are soft, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with a dusting of powdered sugar. They are a favorite Christmas cookie recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts (I usually use pecans or walnuts)
- 1 cup additional powdered sugar for rolling (approximately)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400° F.
- Soften your butter thoroughly. You don’t want any hard clumps.
- Mix butter, sugar, and vanilla thoroughly. Add flour, salt, and chopped nuts. Stir until mixture is uniform.
- Roll into one-inch balls and place them on an ungreased baking sheet (I like to line it with parchment for easy clean-up).
- Bake 10 minutes, or until set but not browned. (Err on the side of underbaking. 10 minutes is perfect for my oven. If you overbake, your cookies will end up crumbly and dried out.
- While the cookies are still warm, roll in additional powdered sugar. Let them cool completely and then roll again. Store in an airtight container.
NOTES
The dough in this recipe is pretty crumbly. When you finish mixing, you may be wondering what went wrong and why it’s so dry. Don’t worry; just press it together firmly using your hands or a cookie scoop and it will form nice, cohesive balls.