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Snowball Cookies pilled into a metal cookie tin with a cookie cooling rack to the right

Snowball Cookies No Nuts

Sarah Harper MS, RD, LDN
These Snowball Cookies are chocolatey, buttery, crumbly, and delicious. Adapted form an old family recipe, I love to enjoy these at any time of year but especially around the holiday season.
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Prep Time 33 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
dough cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 140 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Food Processor
  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Small Mixing Bowl
  • 1 hand mixer or stand mixter
  • 1 measuring cups and spoons
  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • 1 cookie scoop optional
  • 1 cooling rack
  • 1 sifter optional: for dusting cookies evenly with powdered sugar

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 16 Hershey's Kisses
  • powdered sugar approx 2 cups for dusting

Instructions
 

Step 1: Preheat the Oven

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2: Prepare the Sunflower Seeds

  • In a food processor, add the sunflower seeds (or walnuts) and pulse until they are finely ground, resembling a coarse meal. Be careful not to over-process, or they may turn into a paste. Set aside.

Step 3: Cream the Butter and Sugar

  • In a large mixing bowl, cream softened butter and granulated sugar using a hand mixer until light and fluffy. This step will take about 3-4 minutes for the best results.

Step 4: Add Vanilla and Salt

  • Add the vanilla extract and salt to the creamed mixture, then mix until fully combined.

Step 5: Mix in Dry Ingredients

  • Gradually stir in the flour and the finely ground sunflower seeds until a dough forms. Make sure everything is well incorporated, but avoid overmixing.

Step 6: Form the Cookies

  • Scoop out about a tablespoon of dough and flatten it slightly in your hand.

Step 7: Add the Hershey’s Kiss

  • Place a Hershey’s Kiss in the center of the dough, then wrap the dough around the Kiss, fully covering it. Roll it into a ball.

Step 8: Bake

  • Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet about 1-2 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly golden (the cookies should not brown on top).

Step 9: Coat in Powdered Sugar

  • Let the cookies cool for a few minutes, then roll them in powdered sugar while still warm.

Step 10: Double Coat in Powdered Sugar

  • Once completely cooled, roll the cookies in powdered sugar again for a second coat. These cookies should resemble little snowballs.

Notes

Nutrition facts do not include the added powdered sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 124mgPotassium: 42mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 179IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookie, dessert
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