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Easy Snowballs

Recipe By Christy
Rating
Published Jan 30th
Prep 10m Cook 10m Additional - Ready In 20m
Servings 84 servings Calories 81.2

The old-fashioned snowball-shaped shortbread cookie.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 pound unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts, or more to taste
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Beat butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and walnuts until dough is just-combined. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on the bottom, about 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Pour 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll hot cookies in confectioners' sugar to coat; cool cookies completely and roll again in confectioners' sugar to coat.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 81.2
  • Carbohydrate 7.5 g
  • Cholesterol 11.6 mg
  • Fat 5.4 g
  • Fiber 0.3 g
  • Protein 1 g
  • Saturated Fat 2.9 g
  • Sodium 0.8 mg
  • Sugar 2.3 g

Reviews

  1. JakiiRSM S. Nov 11, 2021 11:27 AM
    Great recipe, just lacking vanilla. Also I always make them with a walnut piece in the middle. I prefer it more than small pieces all through the cookie. The shortbread texture is much more enjoyable that way.
  2. Kim Odom Feb 24, 2021 12:05 PM
    I only wanted to make a small batch so I selected the option to adjust the number of servings. It automatically adjusts the amount of each ingredient. It was a total fail. The dough just melted. A total waste of my ingredients and my time. If you choose to follow this recipe, I would not - Read more ...
  3. Juliet Dec 24, 2020 10:23 PM
    Needs vanilla.
  4. Carrie Ann Hammonds Nov 23, 2020 01:38 AM
    these are very easy to make but I cut back on the butter to as needed because a pound of butter is alot!! and I used only 3 1/2 cup of flour..
  5. Bits Apr 2, 2020 11:57 AM
    I used 3 1/2 cups of flour and cookies came out very dry. Also used pecans instead of walnuts. They do taste good.
  6. SpiceyHot Jan 29, 2018 12:05 AM
    So easy to make and the entire family loved them. For some reason they took longer to bake than what is stated in the recipe.
  7. rowzeer Dec 25, 2017 04:07 AM
    Easy and delicious. added 1/2 tsp. almond extract and delivered almonds. they were a hit.
  8. LorettaRhodes Dec 12, 2016 03:06 AM
    I made them & they were delicious! The only modification I mad was I added more walnuts.
  9. Aleta Kinkead Nov 6, 2015 04:23 PM
    I will absolutely make this again. This was delicious!
  10. Lela Mar 15, 2015 09:13 PM
    Easy to make and my family loves any cookies with nuts. These cookies would be pretty for a bridal shower or a baby shower and let's not forget Christmas!

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