Description
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth snowball cookies infused with warm gingerbread spices and coated in a sweet dusting of powdered sugar. A festive holiday treat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar, plus extra for coating
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and ½ cup powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, stirring until combined. Fold in chopped nuts if using.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are set but the cookies remain pale.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. While still warm, roll the cookies in powdered sugar.
- Once completely cooled, roll them again in powdered sugar for a snowy finish.
Notes
- You can use either pecans or walnuts, or omit nuts entirely.
- Rolling the cookies twice in powdered sugar ensures a thick, snowy coating.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
