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Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

December 7, 2013 by Jenn 33 Comments

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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!

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!

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.

Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

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Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

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.

Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

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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Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

Looking for other Quick & Easy recipes to serve alongside my Christmas Snowball Cookies recipe?

Check out these really fun Christmas recipes on The Rebel Chick. I am always adding new recipes, especially during the holiday months!

Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you! You can also type “Christmas recipe” in the search bar in the top right hand corner of the screen and you will see a listing of ALL of the recipes I’ve shared over the years for the Christmas holidays. 

  • Homemade Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Christmas
  • Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars Recipe 
  • Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa Claus
  • Mocha Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
  • Cake Mix Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
  • Oatmeal Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
  • Christmas Pretzel Rolo Snacks Recipe

Christmas Snowball Cookies

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.

Easy Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe from TheRebelChick.com

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
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 2 cups holiday chocolate chips
  • 1/2 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. 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. 

Christmas Snowball Cookies

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Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

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Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 sticks of unsalted butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 2 cups Nestle Tollhouse Holiday chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup pecans finely chopped
  • additional powdered sugar for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 374 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. 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!
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. As soon as you set your cookie sheet down, begin sifting powdered sugar over the tops of the cookies.

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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!

Easy Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe from TheRebelChick.com

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Jenn, AKA "The Rebel Chick," is a single woman who strives to help her readers live their best lives possible. Whether it be through sharing new recipes, sharing her dating stories, or encouraging people to embrace adventure and travel, she aims to inspire people to live full, happy and authentic lives.

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Comments

  1. Mellisa says

    December 7, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    Oh these look so good. I bet Santa would like them too!

    Reply
  2. Kelsey Apley says

    December 7, 2013 at 6:32 pm

    Good golly these looks so good!!! Thanks for another fab recipe I will have to enjoy!!

    Reply
  3. Angela says

    December 7, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    These are such cute little cookies, and they just have to taste amazing!

    Reply
  4. Stefanie says

    December 7, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    I love any cookie with pecans.

    Reply
  5. Anne - Mommy Has to Work says

    December 7, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    I like that you used colored chocolate morsels!

    Reply
  6. Shell Feis says

    December 7, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    I pinned these because I DEFINITELY need to make them!

    Reply
  7. Robin Gagnon says

    December 7, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    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.

    Reply
  8. Kathleen says

    December 7, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    Yum! These definitely have everything good and delicious in them, the boys would love them.

    Reply
  9. Penelope says

    December 7, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    I made snowball cookies for the first time last year and loved it!

    Reply
  10. Theresa says

    December 8, 2013 at 12:31 am

    These look so good Jenn!

    Reply
  11. Julie says

    December 8, 2013 at 12:31 am

    These look so yummy! And the bonus for me is that they’re easy, so it’s hard for me to screw them up. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Lolo says

    December 8, 2013 at 2:59 am

    Those look so fun and yummy! A perfect treat for Santa Christmas night.

    Reply
  13. Ty says

    December 8, 2013 at 3:01 am

    These look very tasty!

    Reply
  14. Leilani says

    December 8, 2013 at 8:34 am

    I’m gonna do this with my girls. They’d love to make snowball cookies!

    Reply
  15. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    December 8, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    I am in love with this recipe. Yum!!

    Reply
  16. Mickey says

    December 8, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    Those look soooo good! They’d be beautiful in a tin for my neighbors at Christmas. 🙂 Thanks!

    Reply
  17. Ana ( says

    December 9, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    Yum — I’ve been trying to get more into baking this season so will have to give these a shot!

    Reply
  18. Crystal says

    December 10, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    I wish I had more time to be in the kitchen. Those look really tasty.

    Reply
  19. Anyonita says

    December 10, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    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!

    Reply
  20. Julie Smith says

    December 11, 2013 at 9:05 am

    These DO look fabulous! I prefer a lighter type of cookie, so they sound perfect for my holiday get-together! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  21. Margot C says

    October 22, 2014 at 2:50 am

    Oh howe adorable those are. My grandmother used to make something very like these but she never heard of those cute Christmas colored chips!

    Reply
  22. Cheryl Walters says

    October 22, 2014 at 8:49 am

    What kind of flour do you use? All purpose?

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Jenn says

      October 22, 2014 at 10:14 am

      Yes, I use all-purpose flour! 🙂

      Reply
  23. Brit @ Stay At Home Adventures says

    November 9, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    Great recipe I’ll give this recipe a try this year. Thanks.

    Reply
  24. Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says

    November 13, 2014 at 11:06 am

    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!

    Reply
  25. Genie says

    November 17, 2014 at 12:59 pm

    What cute cookies!

    Reply
  26. Heather @ My Overflowing Cup says

    November 17, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    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.

    Reply
  27. Kathy says

    November 19, 2014 at 9:03 am

    Jenn these look wonderful! I will be featuring your post in this week’s Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

    Reply
    • Jenn says

      November 19, 2014 at 12:49 pm

      Oh, wow! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  28. Cathy Kennedy says

    November 24, 2014 at 7:13 am

    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!

    Reply
  29. Michelle says

    November 26, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    Very festive. I’ll have to add these to the treat bags I make for coworkers. Thanks for sharing and happy thanksgiving!

    Reply
  30. Becky says

    December 11, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    I tried this recipe and my cookies came out of the oven flat.

    Reply
    • Jenn says

      December 11, 2017 at 4:52 pm

      I’m sorry that you missed a step!

      Reply

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