Description
Classic Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies bring delightful winter magic to holiday dessert tables. Powdered sugar-coated spheres pack cool peppermint flavor with rich chocolate chips for festive winter indulgence you’ll savor with each delicate bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (226 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (135 g) mini chocolate chips
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar, plus more for coating
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- Green food coloring (optional, for a minty look)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Set oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper for optimal cookie performance.
- Cream Butter Base: Whip butter and powdered sugar into a light, fluffy texture, blending thoroughly to create a smooth foundation for the cookies.
- Flavor and Color: Introduce peppermint and vanilla extracts, optional green food coloring to enhance the mint chocolate chip theme, mixing until evenly distributed.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: Sift flour and salt, then gently fold into the butter mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a tender cookie texture.
- Incorporate Chocolate Chips: Fold mini chocolate chips throughout the dough, ensuring an even spread of chocolatey goodness in each bite.
- Shape and Arrange: Form uniform dough balls, rolling between palms, and position on the prepared baking sheet with slight spacing to allow proper expansion.
- Bake to Perfection: Transfer to preheated oven, baking 10-12 minutes until edges set and surfaces remain pristine, watching carefully to avoid over-browning.
- Sugar Coating: Immediately after removing from oven, while still warm, generously coat each cookie in powdered sugar for a magical, snow-like finish.
- Final Touch: Once completely cooled, apply a second dusting of powdered sugar, creating a delicate, winter-inspired exterior that showcases the mint chocolate chip snowball’s elegance.
Notes
- Temperature Control: Maintain precise oven temperature at 350F to prevent over-browning or undercooking; use an oven thermometer for accuracy.
- Butter Technique: Ensure butter is softened but not melted for optimal cookie texture and smooth mixing consistency.
- Chocolate Chip Distribution: Gently fold chocolate chips to prevent overmixing, which can toughen the cookie’s delicate structure.
- Cooling Strategy: Allow cookies to cool slightly before first powdered sugar coating to help sugar adhere better and create a smooth, elegant finish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg