Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
These Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are melt in your mouth delicious and perfect for cookie swaps, cookie trays, and the holiday dessert table!
Servings: 35 cookies
Calories: 102kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar 57 g
- 1 cup butter softened, 226 g (add 1/4 teaspoon salt if not using salted butter)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour 270 g
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips heaping, 90 g
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar 57 g, for coating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 F. Prepare a cookie sheet. If the sheet is nonstick, no greasing is needed. Otherwise line it with parchment to prevent sticking.
- Place 1/2 cup powdered sugar for coating in a shallow bowl. Stir to remove any clumps and set aside.1/2 cup powdered sugar
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until creamy and smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract.1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Add the flour and salt gradually, mixing until the dough comes together. It should feel soft and cohesive, not crumbly.2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips until evenly distributed.1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
- Scoop the dough into 1 tablespoon portions. Each portion should be about 15 g. Roll into smooth balls and place on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches of space.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the bottom edges are lightly golden. The tops should remain pale.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for several minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once fully cooled, roll each cookie in the powdered sugar coating. For a thicker snowy finish, roll them twice.
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Notes
- Substitutions: Swap mini chocolate chips for finely chopped nuts or use almond extract in place of vanilla.
- Storage: Keep cookies in an airtight container for 5 days or refrigerate up to 1 week. Freeze baked cookies up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature. I prefer to skip the coating until after defrosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.4mg