Chocolate Snowballs
Chocolate snowballs are a crunchy, crumbly, chocolaty cookie that are wonderful in a holiday assortment. Cookies must be completely cool before they are rolled in the powdered sugar or else the sugar will melt off.
Makes: 48 cookiesHands-on: 10 minutesTotal: 2 hours 40 minutesDifficulty: Easy
Makes: 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Directions
- Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla together until creamy.
- Mix flour, salt, and cocoa. Blend dry mixture into butter mixture. Chill 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Form small balls from dough and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes.
- Cool, then roll in confectioners’ sugar.
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 80 |
| Total Fat | 5g |
| Saturated Fat | 3g |
| Cholesterol | 15mg |
| Sodium | 25mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 9g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g |
| Sugars | 5g |
| Protein | 1g |
Recipe Information
Makes: 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Directions
- Cream butter, sugar, and vanilla together until creamy.
- Mix flour, salt, and cocoa. Blend dry mixture into butter mixture. Chill 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Form small balls from dough and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes.
- Cool, then roll in confectioners’ sugar.
Nutrition Information
| Amount per serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 80 |
| Total Fat | 5g |
| Saturated Fat | 3g |
| Cholesterol | 15mg |
| Sodium | 25mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 9g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g |
| Sugars | 5g |
| Protein | 1g |