Snowball Cookies Without Nuts

A pile of snowball cookies covered in powdered sugar with a wintry and Christmas background of red and green.

5 from 5 votes

Snowball Cookies Without Nuts

Snowball cookies are sweet and dense and rolled in powdered sugar and made without nuts. They require very few ingredients and are the perfect bite-sized treat.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Lauren Skardal

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
3 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1¼ cup flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
Add the vanilla, flour, and salt. Mix to combine.
Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet.
Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes. Do not brown.
Once cool, roll in powdered sugar.

Notes

Doubling the Recipe: This recipe makes only 13 cookies so if you're baking for a crowd, consider doubling the recipe.

Softened Butter: The temperature and consistency of the butter are important in this recipe. The butter should be at a soft room temperature. It should not be warm or overly soft. If the butter is too warm, you will have trouble shaping the cookies.

Dough Too Soft: If the dough is too soft to shape into balls (ie the butter was too soft), place the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes or until the dough is firmer, then shape the cookies into round balls and bake.

Scrape Down the Bowl: Scrape down the bowl as you mix to ensure that all the ingredients are evenly incorporated. This is particularly important given that it is a small amount of batter.

Baking Time: The first time that you bake these cookies pay close attention to the baking time. The cookies should not be allowed to brown. All ovens run slightly differently and you may need to pull them out a minute or two early or leave them in one minute longer.

Powdered Sugar: Wait until the cookies have cooled before tossing them in powdered sugar. If the cookies are still warm, the powdered sugar will melt and you will not get the snowball cookie effect.

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