Description
Copycat Snowball Cookies: Soft, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies coated in fluffy powdered sugar—an irresistible holiday classic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Beat softened butter and powdered sugar together until creamy.
- Mix in vanilla extract.
- Add flour, nuts (if using), and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 10–12 minutes, just until the bottoms are lightly golden.
- Let cool 5 minutes, then roll each cookie in powdered sugar.
- Once fully cooled, roll again for an extra snowy coating.
Notes
- Optional nuts: pecans or walnuts can be added for texture.
- Do not overbake; edges should be barely golden.
- Allow cookies to cool before rolling to avoid excess sugar clumping.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a week; can freeze baked cookies.
- Make sure butter is softened for creaming.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (1/24 of recipe)
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
Keywords: Copycat Snowball Cookies, Snowball cookies, Russian tea cookies, powdered sugar cookies, holiday cookies, butter cookies