Description
Sweet Mexican wedding cookies get a luxurious chocolate makeover with Double Chocolate Snowball Cookies, blending rich cocoa and powdered sugar into irresistible bite-sized delights. Festive winter treats deliver delicate crumbles and intense chocolate flavor you’ll crave all season long.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 1 3/4 cups (220 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (135 grams) mini chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate
- 1/4 cup (25 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Combine cocoa-infused flour mixture by whisking dry ingredients in a medium bowl, ensuring smooth, lump-free texture.
- Cream butter and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl until achieving a light, airy consistency with smooth edges.
- Incorporate vanilla extract into the butter mixture, blending thoroughly to distribute flavor evenly.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into butter mixture, mixing gently until ingredients are just combined and no flour streaks remain.
- Gently mix mini chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate into the dough, distributing evenly throughout.
- Wrap dough tightly and refrigerate for 45 minutes at 40°F, allowing ingredients to set and flavors to meld.
- Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal heat distribution.
- Form chilled dough into uniform 1-inch spheres, placing them precisely 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 11 minutes, watching carefully to ensure cookies are set but not overly browned.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes, enabling gentle cooling and structural stabilization.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack, letting them cool completely to room temperature.
- Once fully cooled, delicately roll cookies in powdered sugar, ensuring complete and even coating.
- Optional: Perform a second powdered sugar coating just before serving to enhance the snow-like appearance.
Notes
- Chill dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain cookie shape during baking.
- Use high-quality cocoa powder for rich, deep chocolate flavor that elevates the entire recipe.
- Ensure butter is softened but not melted to achieve perfect cookie texture and consistent mixing.
- Replace wheat flour with almond or gluten-free all-purpose flour blend for sensitive diets.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 110 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 13 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg