Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Chocolate Snowball Cookies are a buttery melt in your mouth chocolate cookie featuring ground walnuts and sprinkled with powdered sugar. This is a delicious holiday classic cookie that you need to put on your baking list!
Servings: 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups walnuts
- powdered sugar about 1 cup
Instructions
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, add the brown sugar and butter and cream until light and fluffy. Add the egg, milk and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- In a medium sized bowl add the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add the mixture to the creamed mixture until incorporated.
- Add walnuts to a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the walnuts to the dough and stir until incorporated. Cover the dough and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 8-9 minutes or until the tops start to crack. Let cool completely on wire racks. Roll in the powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 96IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg