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Homemade snowball cookies coated in powdered sugar on a white plate.

Classic Snowball Cookies

These classic snowball cookies are buttery, tender, and coated in powdered sugar for the perfect melt-in-your-mouth holiday treat. An easy 5-ingredient cookie that works for Christmas cookie trays and year-round baking.
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Course: Christmas cookies, Dessert, Holiday Baking
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mexican, Russian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Chill Time (Optional): 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 110kcal
Author: Hannah Cooking
Cost: $5–$7 per batch

Equipment

  • 1 Electric mixer (For creaming butter and sugar)
  • 1 Baking Sheet (Lined with parchment)
  • 1 Mixing bowl (Large)
  • 1 Cookie Scoop (For even cookie sizes)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For cooling before final sugar roll)
  • 1 Food processor (Optional, for finely chopping pecans)

Ingredients

For the Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup Butter, softened - 2 sticks
  • ½ cup Powdered sugar - For dough
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon Almond extract - Optional
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Pecans, finely chopped - Toasted for best flavor

For Coating

  • 2 cups Powdered sugar - For rolling
  • Extra powdered sugar - Second coating

Instructions 

  • Bake pecans 5–7 minutes until fragrant; cool completely, then finely chop.
  • Beat softened butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; add extracts.
  • Mix in flour and salt just until combined; fold in pecans gently.
  • Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on lined baking sheet.
  • Bake at 350°F for 12–15 minutes until bottoms are lightly golden.
  • Cool 5 minutes, then roll warm cookies in powdered sugar.
  • Cool completely, then roll again in fresh powdered sugar.
    Homemade snowball cookies coated in powdered sugar on a white plate.

Notes

Nutrition facts are estimated and may vary based on specific ingredients and portion sizes used

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 110kcal (6%) | Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 8g (12%) | Saturated Fat: 3.5g (22%) | Cholesterol: 15mg (5%) | Sodium: 30mg (1%) | Potassium: 24mg (1%) | Fiber: 0.5g (2%) | Sugar: 4g (4%) | Vitamin A: 120IU (2%) | Calcium: 8mg (1%) | Iron: 0.4mg (2%)