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Snowball Cookies

Snowball Cookies

Snowball Cookies are soft, buttery cookie balls with chopped pecans, rolled in sweet confectioners' sugar for a light, melt-in-your-mouth treat.
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Course: Dessert, Treats
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Snowball Cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Cool Time:: 5 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 60 Cookies
Calories: 110kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup very finely chopped pecans
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar or more as needed (for rolling)

Instructions

Cream the butter and confectioners’ sugar

  • Add softened butter and ½ cup confectioners’ sugar to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat until smooth. This step helps the dough stay soft and crumbly in the best way.

Add vanilla extract

  • Mix in the vanilla until combined.

Add dry ingredients

  • Add flour and salt. Mix on low speed just until the dough begins to come together.

Fold in pecans

  • Stir in the finely chopped pecans. The dough will be thick.

Shape the dough

  • Scoop small portions and roll into 1-inch balls. Place each on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake

  • Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes. The bottoms should be lightly golden, but the tops stay pale.

Roll in confectioners’ sugar

  • After removing them from the oven, let them cool for about 3–4 minutes. Roll each warm cookie in confectioners’ sugar and place on a cooling rack.

Roll again

  • Once fully cool, roll each cookie ball in sugar again for a classic snowy finish.

Notes

✅  Roll the cookies while warm for the best sugar coating.
✅  Use very finely chopped nuts so the cookie balls don’t crumble.
✅  Let the cookies cool fully before the second sugar coating.
✅  Keep dough balls the same size to help them bake evenly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g