Description
Delightful Strawberry Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies combine sweet strawberry essence with rich chocolate chips in a classic shortbread-style treat. Powdered sugar coating and perfect crumbly texture make these cookies an irresistible dessert for winter gatherings and holiday celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250 g / 8.8 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 g / 8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (90 g / 3.2 oz) mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup (60 g / 2.1 oz) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (30 g / 1 oz) freeze-dried strawberries, finely ground
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (120 g / 4.2 oz) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Creaming: Blend softened butter with powdered sugar until light and fluffy, incorporating vanilla extract for aromatic richness.
- Dry Blend: Sift flour, salt, and ground freeze-dried strawberries to create a vibrant, textured dry mixture.
- Dough Formation: Merge dry ingredients with butter mixture using minimal stirring, then gently fold in mini chocolate chips to ensure even distribution.
- Shaping: Craft uniform 1-inch spheres and arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining consistent spacing.
- Baking: Roast cookies in preheated 350°F oven for 12-15 minutes, watching for golden edges while maintaining a pale center.
- Initial Sugar Coating: While cookies are warm, delicately enrobe in first layer of powdered sugar, allowing gentle coverage.
- Final Presentation: Complete cooling, then re-roll cookies in additional powdered sugar, creating a pristine, snow-like finish. Store in airtight container at room temperature for optimal freshness, maintaining texture for up to five days.
Notes
- Master Butter Softening: Ensure butter is softened at room temperature but not melted, achieving a smooth, creamy texture for perfect cookie consistency.
- Prevent Flour Clumping: Sift dry ingredients thoroughly to eliminate lumps and create a uniform, fine mixture that distributes strawberry powder evenly.
- Control Mixing Technique: Mix dough gently and minimally to maintain a tender, crumbly texture – overmixing can result in dense, tough cookies.
- Sugar Coating Strategy: Roll cookies in powdered sugar while still warm for first layer, then again after cooling for a pristine, snow-like finish that maximizes sugar adherence.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 201
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg