# Snowball Cookies

A must-make cookie for this Christmas cookie season, these melt-in-your-mouth Snowball cookies are delicious and easy to make.

- Total time: 50 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 2 thirds cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoon almond extract
- 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1.5 cups powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Add 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature, to a bowl.
2. Add 2/3 cup of powdered sugar to the butter.
3. Whip the butter and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.
4. Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract to the mixture.
5. Add 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract to the mixture.
6. Whip until smooth and creamy again.
7. In a separate bowl, add 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour.
8. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the flour.
9. Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the flour mixture.
10. Stir the dry ingredients together.
11. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in about three parts, mixing just until incorporated between each addition.
12. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
13. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
14. Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the chilled dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, placing them about 2 inches apart.
15. Bake the cookies in a 350-degree Fahrenheit preheated oven for about 10 minutes.
16. After baking, leave the cookies on the sheet pans to cool for about 10 more minutes.
17. Remove the cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling completely.
18. Lay out wax paper or parchment paper for easy cleanup.
19. Coat the cooled snowball cookies in about 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring cups
- teaspoon
- mixer
- plastic wrap
- refrigerator
- cookie sheets
- parchment paper
- tablespoon cookie scoop
- oven
- cooling rack

## Tips

- The cornstarch will help give the cookies a melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Gently coat the cookies with powdered sugar because they are delicate.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@angelakayskitchen/video/7579744940964449549
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fbe4d434-5cee-46cd-a5c0-e81c3d6c280b
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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