Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Tender, rich chocolate snowball cookies that melt in your mouth and look like festive little snowballs. Perfect for holidays, cookie exchanges, or whenever you need a chocolaty treat that’s foolproof and crowd-pleasing.
Print Pin Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 110kcal
Cost: $9
Equipment
- 1 Electric mixer (Stand or handheld)
- 2 Baking sheets (Lined with parchment paper)
- 1 Large bowl (For mixing dough)
- 1 Cookie scoop (Optional, for uniform size)
- 1 Wire rack (For cooling cookies)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted butter - Softened to room temperature
- ½ cup Powdered sugar - For dough
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - Pure recommended
- 1 ½ cups All-purpose flour - Measured correctly
- ½ cup Unsweetened cocoa powder - Sifted, high quality
- ¼ teaspoon Fine salt
- ¾ cup Chopped pecans or walnuts - Optional, finely chopped
- 1 cup Powdered sugar - For rolling, extra for second coating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Bring all ingredients to room temperature and set aside powdered sugar for rolling.
- Cream butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy, then mix in the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Fold in chopped nuts if using. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on sheets.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until set. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes.
- Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, cool completely, then roll again in sugar before serving.
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: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.8mg