Description
Delightful Mexican wedding cookies bring holiday magic through rich chocolate snowball cookies dusted with powdered sugar. Crisp pecans and buttery texture create an irresistible winter treat you’ll savor with each delicate, melt-in-your-mouth bite.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Binding and Flavor Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (plus extra for rolling)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Optional Ingredient:
- 1 cup finely chopped nuts (such as pecans or walnuts)
Instructions
- Prepare a pristine workspace and gather all necessary ingredients for these decadent chocolate confections.
- Utilize an electric mixer to thoroughly blend softened butter with powdered sugar until the mixture achieves a velvety, cloud-like consistency.
- Incorporate vanilla extract, ensuring it’s evenly distributed throughout the creamy base.
- Carefully sift cocoa powder, flour, and salt directly into the butter mixture, gently folding until a uniform chocolate dough emerges.
- If desired, delicately introduce chopped nuts, distributing them with a light touch to maintain the dough’s delicate texture.
- Craft uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter, placing them methodically on a parchment-lined baking sheet with gentle spacing.
- Position the cookie sheet in a preheated oven, allowing the delicate morsels to transform for 12-15 minutes until subtle edges become firm.
- Remove from oven and permit cookies to rest momentarily, cooling slightly but remaining warm to the touch.
- While still gently heated, gracefully enrobe each cookie in a cloud of powdered sugar, creating an initial snowy layer.
- After complete cooling, perform a second delicate dusting of powdered sugar, ensuring a luxurious, frost-like finish that mimics fresh winter snowfall.
Notes
- Swap butter with plant-based alternatives for a vegan version of these delightful cookies, ensuring everyone can enjoy the sweet treat.
- Experiment with different nut varieties like almonds or pecans to add unique texture and flavor dimensions to the classic recipe.
- Control cookie size by using a small cookie scoop for consistent, perfectly round snowball cookies that bake evenly.
- Store cookies in an airtight container with parchment paper between layers to maintain their delicate powdered sugar coating and prevent sticking.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg