Cherry Snowball Cookies
Festive, buttery Cherry Snowball Cookies packed with chopped maraschino cherries and rolled in powdered sugar. Easy to make, hard to resist, and perfect for holidays or gifting!
Print Pin Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 120kcal
Cost: $7
Equipment
- 1 Large mixing bowl (For dough preparation)
- 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer works)
- 1 Cookie scoop (Or tablespoon for shaping)
- 2 Baking sheets (Lined with parchment paper)
- 1 Wire cooling rack (For even cooling)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted butter - Softened
- ½ cup Powdered sugar - For the dough
- 2¼ cups All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - Or use almond extract for variation
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt - Skip if using salted butter
- ½ cup Maraschino cherries - Drained, patted dry, and chopped
- Powdered sugar - For rolling (about 1 cup, as needed)
Optional Add-ins
- ½ teaspoon Almond extract - Swap for vanilla or use in combination
- ¼ cup Chopped nuts - Pecans, walnuts, almonds (optional)
- 1–2 tablespoon Cherry juice - For color or flavor, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Drain, dry, and chop maraschino cherries.
- Cream butter and sugar, then mix in vanilla, flour, salt, and cherries.
- Shape dough into balls and bake until lightly golden.
- Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, cool, then roll again.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg