Rolled in confectioner sugar, these sweet, nutty
cookies are worth every bit of the sugary winter wonderland they’ll create. Snowball cookies are an iconic Christmas cookie, and a must-have easy treat we love to serve year after year. Set them out as the cherry on top to your Christmas dinner, or as the sweetest homemade food gift for friends and family. If you’ve ever had snowballs before, keep reading on for all of our top tips on how to make these adorable (albeit messy) cookies.
How to make snowball cookies:
These holiday cookies are made up of simple baking ingredients you likely already have on hand. All it takes is flour, sugar, salt, vanilla, butter, walnuts and—of course—powdered sugar to make these snowy treats. The key to getting the powdered sugar to stick to your cookies? Roll them when they’re still warm.
How to prevent snowball cookies from flattening:
To help nail the size and texture of these bite-sized cookies, make sure the butter is softened instead of melted. Melted butter will result in cookies that flatten and spread. Also, it’s important to make sure your butter is softened and at room temperature—definitely not cold—so that your cookie dough sticks together and isn’t too crumbly.
Variations:
Not a fan of walnuts? You can swap them out for roasted pecans, almonds, or pistachios. You can also try our walnut snowball cookies for a keto-friendly version, or our peppermint snowballs for an extra-festive treat.
Storage:
These cookies will keep stored at room temperature in an air-tight container for 3-4 days, or frozen (baked or raw) for up to 3 months.
If you made these, let us know how they came out in the comments below!
Rolled in confectioner sugar, these sweet, nutty
cookies are worth every bit of the sugary winter wonderland they’ll create. Snowball cookies are an iconic Christmas cookie, and a must-have easy treat we love to serve year after year. Set them out as the cherry on top to your Christmas dinner, or as the sweetest homemade food gift for friends and family. If you’ve ever had snowballs before, keep reading on for all of our top tips on how to make these adorable (albeit messy) cookies.
How to make snowball cookies:
These holiday cookies are made up of simple baking ingredients you likely already have on hand. All it takes is flour, sugar, salt, vanilla, butter, walnuts and—of course—powdered sugar to make these snowy treats. The key to getting the powdered sugar to stick to your cookies? Roll them when they’re still warm.
How to prevent snowball cookies from flattening:
To help nail the size and texture of these bite-sized cookies, make sure the butter is softened instead of melted. Melted butter will result in cookies that flatten and spread. Also, it’s important to make sure your butter is softened and at room temperature—definitely not cold—so that your cookie dough sticks together and isn’t too crumbly.
Variations:
Not a fan of walnuts? You can swap them out for roasted pecans, almonds, or pistachios. You can also try our walnut snowball cookies for a keto-friendly version, or our peppermint snowballs for an extra-festive treat.
Storage:
These cookies will keep stored at room temperature in an air-tight container for 3-4 days, or frozen (baked or raw) for up to 3 months.
If you made these, let us know how they came out in the comments below!
- Yields:
-
30
serving(s)
- Prep Time:
- 10 mins
- Total Time:
- 30 mins
- Cal/Serv:
- 103
Directions
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- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350° and line a large cookie sheet with parchment. In a large bowl, mix flour, walnuts, granulated sugar, salt, and vanilla. Add butter and, using your hands, combine everything until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Step 2Form dough into small balls and place on prepared cookie sheet.
- Step 3Bake 15 minutes.
- Step 4When they’re still warm but cool enough to touch, roll cookies in powdered sugar.
- Step 5Set aside on a rack to cool completely. When cool, dust again in powdered sugar.
- Step 1
