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Chocolate Snowballs - Sugar-covered chocolate chips and pecan cookies. Buttery, crunchy, sweet, the best cookies for the season!
Christmas baking has just started in my kitchen and I will be sharing some of my favorite holiday cookies with you.
To kick off the holiday baking season, here are the super delicious and amazing chocolate snowballs for you.
The recipe is really easy and fail-proof, and they look absolutely adorable.
I just love these chocolate snowballs and just can’t stop eating them.
Covered and rolled in powdered sugar, these cookies practically scream holidays and winter.
They are practically cute, little, sweet, chocolate chip and pecan-laden cookies that you can eat.
How amazing is that?
The recipe is adapted from Taste of Home.
I love the crunchy and crispy texture, and I also love that I get the chocolate chips and pecan pieces with every bite.
As the cookies are rolled with powdered sugar, we reduced the sugar in the dough so they are not overly sweet.
You may use walnut instead of pecan.
Either way, they are just absolutely delightful.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 89 calories per serving.
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Chocolate Snowballs
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in the flour, then stir in the pecans and chocolate chips.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls and place them 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until set and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes.
- Roll the warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll the cookies in confectioners' sugar. Yield: about 4 dozen.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can these be frozen?
Yes.
The butter is salted or unsalted?
Unsalted.
Hi Rasa. Thanks for the amazing recipes.
Can I substitute pecans with almond?
Yes.
Hi Rasa
Your recipes are divine n delicious
Thank y for sharing
Regards
Hi Lallie, thanks so much for your sweet comment.