Description
Delicious Snowball Cookies with a tender, buttery texture and a delightful crunch from chopped nuts, coated in powdered sugar for a festive finish. Perfect for holiday gatherings or anytime you crave a classic, melt-in-your-mouth treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 2 cups flour (white, spelt, whole wheat pastry, or gluten-free flour)
- 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or almonds or pecans
- 1 cup butter or coconut oil
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar or sugar-free powdered sugar
Coating
- Optional additional powdered sugar or cocoa powder, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it reaches the perfect baking temperature for the cookies.
- Mix butter and sugar: In a medium bowl or stand mixer, beat together the butter (or coconut oil) with the powdered sugar until creamy and well combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, stir together the flour and finely chopped nuts until evenly distributed.
- Form dough: Gradually mix the flour and nut mixture into the butter and sugar mixture, combining all ingredients until a dough forms.
- Shape cookies: Shape the dough into small balls and place them on a cookie sheet, spaced slightly apart.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until they are lightly browned around the edges.
- Coat cookies: While the cookies are still warm, roll them in an extra bowl of powdered sugar or cocoa powder to coat them evenly.
- Cool: Transfer the coated cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- You may omit the nuts if desired for a nut-free version.
- Do not substitute flours not listed, or low-fat butter spreads, as the texture and taste may be affected.
- For a festive variation, try rolling the cookies in a mixture of powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness for up to one week.
- Also try this holiday favorite: Crustless Pumpkin Pie.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
