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Chocolate Snowballs

31 reviews
Total Time
Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Recipe by Dee Derezinski

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated Dec. 13, 2023

This is my favorite Christmas cookie recipe. The cookies remind me of the snowballs I packed as a child during many cold Wisconsin winters. —Dee Derezinski, Waukesha, Wisconsin

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  • We like pecans and walnuts, but you can substitute chopped pistachios, macadamia nuts or even almonds. Not a fan? You can omit the nuts and add a few more chocolate chips.
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    Chocolate Snowballs

    31 reviews
    Prep Time 30 min
    Cook Time 15 min
    Yield about 4 dozen

    Ingredients

    • 3/4 cup butter, softened
    • 1/2 cup sugar
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1 large egg, room temperature
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
    • 1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips
    • Confectioners' sugar
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    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips.
    2. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set and bottoms are lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll cookies in confectioners' sugar.

    Nutrition Facts

    1 cookie: 92 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 49mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.