Snowball Cookies Recipe
These snowball cookies are sure to become a Christmas and New Year’s classic. Delicately light butter cookies coated in powdered sugar, a classic cookie recipe everyone needs to have.
Ingredients
- 12 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
- 1 ½ cups walnuts, finely chopped
- 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a bowl cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, salt, and vanilla.
- Combine flour and chopped walnuts. Add to the cream mixture and mix until well incorporated.
- Shape the dough into 24 equal-sized balls, and arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops of the cookies turn golden.
- Roll slightly cooled cookies in powdered sugar until completely coated.
- Serve, and enjoy friends!
Notes
- Make sure you are using room temperature butter and cream cheese for solid incorporation of the ingredients.
- Be sure to make all your cookies equal in shape so that they all bake evenly.
- Cookies may be stored for up to a week in the fridge, so they are great to make in advance.