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Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies, also known as Mexican Wedding Cookies, or Russian Tea Cakes, are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth treats.
👥 50 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 27m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- whisk
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Beat butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy, ⏱️ 5-8 minutes. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until well blended. Add flour and nuts, beating until incorporated.
powdered sugar (divided)2 cups
2
Divide and Chill
3
Divide dough roughly in half. Wrap each half in plastic and chill in fridge for at least ⏱️ 1 hour.
4
Whisk
5
Preheat oven to 350F. Whisk together remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and cinnamon in a pie dish.
powdered sugar (divided)2 cups
6
Shape
7
Take out first half of chilled dough. Make 1-inch cookie balls, and arrange them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, 1 inch apart. Slightly pinch each ball so it stands taller and somewhat oval.
8
Bake and Cool
9
Bake cookies just until bottoms are light golden brown, ⏱️ 12-13 minutes. Cool for ⏱️ 5-10 minutes on sheet.
10
Toss
11
Carefully toss warm cookies in the cinnamon sugar mix, coating completely. Place cookies on wire rack to finish cooling.
12
Re-Coat
13
Once fully cooled, re-coat each cookie in cinnamon sugar mix and serve. Repeat with other half of dough.
Nutrition Facts
calories
65 kcal
fat Content
5 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
0.1 g
sodium Content
29 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
10 mg
carbohydrate Content
9 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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