While clipping a coupon for Nestle Tollhouse chocolate chips, I saw a Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe and it was literally so easy that I didn't even clip it - I memorized it in a minute!
I normally sit down on Sunday mornings and clip my coupons before I even start thinking about what I am going to cook for breakfast that day. Now that Christmas is coming up, I am seeing a ton of coupons for baking supplies!
Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
Because I love to bake all year long, I totally hoard baking supplies when I see that I can get a good deal on them using coupons and matching them up with weekly sales at the grocery stores or at Target and Walmart.
I've never made a cookie that didn't have eggs in it, so I was a little nervous about trying this Christmas Snowball Cookies recipe. No granulated sugar, no brown sugar, no baking soda or baking powder?!
I thought they must be insane and that these would be the most disgusting cookies I'd ever eaten...but it was a recipe by Nestle, so I figured I had to at least try it once.
Why You will love our Snowball Cookies
They remind me of the little cookies you expect to be served as a tea party, if that makes any sense.
They are just little one bite cookies, and they have such a mild taste (you can't even really consider them sweet like normal chocolate chip cookies) and the taste of the chocolate chips really shines through!
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Notes for making this Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
What I did for this easy to make Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe is that I I brought out all of my baking supplies and decided to halve the recipe, which normally makes four dozen cookies.
If the Christmas Snowball cookies came out gross or hard as rocks, I could just scrap them and I wouldn't have wasted too many ingredients.
As it turns out, I had absolutely nothing to worry about! While these Christmas Snowball Cookies aren't as rich and decadent as I normally prefer in a cookie, they were pretty tasty and I have to admit, I liked how light and fluffy they were!
How to make this Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
Ingredients needed to make this Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
- 3 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups of flour
- 2 cups holiday chocolate chips
- ½ cup pecans, finely chopped
- additional powdered sugar for garnish
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Directions for making this Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
Gradually add in the flour until everything is thoroughly combined. Stir in the pecans and chocolate chips - do not beat these ingredients into the batter or they will break up and look terrible in the finished product.
Scoop dough by a heaping teaspoon full, and roll into balls, placing them about one inch apart on your cookie sheet.
Bake your cookies for about 10-11 minutes, or until the bottom edges just begin to turn golden brown. DO NOT OVER BAKE THESE COOKIES.
When you take these cookies out of the oven, they will NOT look like they are cooked all the way. Remember, there are no eggs in these cookies, so they are not going to turn color like many chocolate chip cookies.
As soon as you set your cookie sheet down, begin sifting the additional powdered sugar over the tops of the cookies.
Remove to cooling racks and allow to cool for about ten minutes. Because these Christmas Snowball Cookies are so tiny and compact, they take a little while to cool down.
Don't bite into one while it's fresh out of the oven, or you'll get a mouthful of scalding chocolate!
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Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 sticks of unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups of flour
- 2 cups Nestle Tollhouse Holiday chocolate chips
- ½ cup pecans finely chopped
- additional powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla and salt in a large bowl until creamy and smooth. Gradually add in the flour until thoroughly combined. Stir in the pecans and chocolate chips - do not beat!
- Scoop dough by heaping tablespoon and roll into balls, placing about one inch apart on you cookie sheet. Bake for about 11 minutes, or until the bottom edges just begin to turn golden brown.
- When you take them out of the oven, they will NOT look done - remember, there are no eggs in these cookies, so they aren't going to turn color like many chocolate chip cookies.
- As soon as you set your cookie sheet down, begin sifting powdered sugar over the tops of the cookies.
Mellisa says
Oh these look so good. I bet Santa would like them too!
Kelsey Apley says
Good golly these looks so good!!! Thanks for another fab recipe I will have to enjoy!!
Angela says
These are such cute little cookies, and they just have to taste amazing!
Stefanie says
I love any cookie with pecans.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I like that you used colored chocolate morsels!
Shell Feis says
I pinned these because I DEFINITELY need to make them!
Robin Gagnon says
Makes me think of when you "pick things up" when you roll a ball for a snowman... only in this case it's yummy chocolate.
Kathleen says
Yum! These definitely have everything good and delicious in them, the boys would love them.
Penelope says
I made snowball cookies for the first time last year and loved it!
Theresa says
These look so good Jenn!
Julie says
These look so yummy! And the bonus for me is that they're easy, so it's hard for me to screw them up. 🙂
Lolo says
Those look so fun and yummy! A perfect treat for Santa Christmas night.
Ty says
These look very tasty!
Leilani says
I'm gonna do this with my girls. They'd love to make snowball cookies!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
I am in love with this recipe. Yum!!
Mickey says
Those look soooo good! They'd be beautiful in a tin for my neighbors at Christmas. 🙂 Thanks!
Ana ( says
Yum -- I've been trying to get more into baking this season so will have to give these a shot!
Crystal says
I wish I had more time to be in the kitchen. Those look really tasty.
Anyonita says
Clever, clever, clever! These snowball cookies are so clever and adorable to boot! I followed you here from the Dream to Reality link party, btw. And I just wanted to invite you to come link up with me at Tasty Tuesdays, where every post gets pinned: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/free-blog-advertising.html Hope to see you there!
Julie Smith says
These DO look fabulous! I prefer a lighter type of cookie, so they sound perfect for my holiday get-together! Thanks for sharing.
Margot C says
Oh howe adorable those are. My grandmother used to make something very like these but she never heard of those cute Christmas colored chips!
Cheryl Walters says
What kind of flour do you use? All purpose?
Thanks
Jenn says
Yes, I use all-purpose flour! 🙂
Brit @ Stay At Home Adventures says
Great recipe I'll give this recipe a try this year. Thanks.
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
Visiting from Whatever Goes Wednesday. I love Christmas cookies, these sound so easy and quick to make. I co-host Sweet and Savoury Sunday and would love for you to stop by and share this and other recipes with us. Have a great day!
Genie says
What cute cookies!
Heather @ My Overflowing Cup says
I love these cookies, but sadly I have to make mine with almonds as I am allergic to pecans. What a great idea to use red & green chocolate chips. So glad I saw this on Munching Mondays. Pinning now.
Kathy says
Jenn these look wonderful! I will be featuring your post in this week's Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
Jenn says
Oh, wow! Thank you so much!
Cathy Kennedy says
Visiting from Inspire Me Monday. These certainly are cute little cookies. I may try these out. I'm more a baking mood this holiday season than a candy making mode, so these may work out perfectly. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Michelle says
Very festive. I'll have to add these to the treat bags I make for coworkers. Thanks for sharing and happy thanksgiving!
Becky says
I tried this recipe and my cookies came out of the oven flat.
Jenn says
I'm sorry that you missed a step!