Chocolate Hazelnut Snowball Cookies
These snow-dusted cookies are simple, easy, and delicious with rich chocolate and toasted hazelnut flavor!
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar, plus more for coating
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup toasted hazelnuts, finely chopped, I do this in a small food processor.
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for a couple minutes until light and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and briefly mix in the salt and vanilla extract.
- Turn the mixer on low, and slowly the flour and cocoa powder. I do this in about 3 parts.
- When the dough is almost mixed but not quite, add the chopped hazelnuts. Fold just until everything is evenly incorporated. Your dough may still look a little crumbly.
- Chill the dough for about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Take about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball in your hands. Place on the prepared baking sheet, and repeat until you have used all the dough. The chilled dough will be a little stiff, so you may need to bring the dough together a little bit in your hands as you roll the balls. You should get somewhere around 24-28 cookies.
- Bake for about 10-12 minutes. The cookies should flatten slightly on the bottom but retain their domed shape.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool partially on the baking sheet. The cookies will be very soft when they come out of the oven but will harden as they cool.
- While still a bit warm, roll each cookie in powdered sugar and set aside to fully cool. You may wish to give them a second coating of powdered sugar when they are cool.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie · Calories: 154 kcal · Carbohydrates: 13 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 5 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 0.3 g · Cholesterol: 20 mg · Sodium: 26 mg · Potassium: 60 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 5 g · Vitamin A: 237 IU · Vitamin C: 0.3 mg · Calcium: 11 mg · Iron: 1 mg
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