Today I am joining other bloggers in a
Virtual Cookie Exchange
hosted by
Carol at Just Let Me Quilt.
One of my favorite cookies at Christmas time is a
Snowball cookie.
Why not have a variation, a chocolate one...
Chocolate Snowballs
2/3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
pinch of salt
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar until creamed together and light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Sift flour, salt, and cocoa together. Slowly add to butter mixture. Stir in pecans until well blended. Cover and chill dough at least 2 hours. I like to make my balls and then chill the dough. Shape dough into 1" balls and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet (I use parchment paper). Bake 20 minutes and cool on wire rack. When cooled completely, roll in powdered sugar.
These cookies will satisfy that chocolate craving without being overly sweet. The pecans add just the right texture.
Want more cookie recipes?
Here is the complete schedule.
Virtual Cookie Exchange
hosted by
Carol at Just Let Me Quilt.
One of my favorite cookies at Christmas time is a
Snowball cookie.
Why not have a variation, a chocolate one...
Chocolate Snowballs
Ingredients:
1 1/4 c. unsalted butter2/3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
pinch of salt
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups chopped pecans
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter and sugar until creamed together and light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Sift flour, salt, and cocoa together. Slowly add to butter mixture. Stir in pecans until well blended. Cover and chill dough at least 2 hours. I like to make my balls and then chill the dough. Shape dough into 1" balls and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet (I use parchment paper). Bake 20 minutes and cool on wire rack. When cooled completely, roll in powdered sugar.
These cookies will satisfy that chocolate craving without being overly sweet. The pecans add just the right texture.
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19 comments:
Chocolate with powdered sugar...what's not to love about this cookie! It sounds so melt-in-my-mouth good I will have to try making them. You are such a sweetie to share your recipe...thank you!
Now, won't these look great on my cookie gift platters to all the neighbors?
Lookin delicious and very appropriate as I look out my wi Dow and see the snow coming down. Thanks for sharing.
These look SO good, Carla! I will have to find a time to make these! Thanks for sharing!
Yum, these look good :)
Carla! Yes, why not chocolate!! Sounds perfect to me. Thanks for your recipe.
This recipe combines 2 of my favorite things--snowball cookies and chocolate. I can't wait to give them a try! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas!
I really want to try making those chocolate snowballs. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Mmmm...chocolate! And pecans?? Sounds so yummy!
The snowballs have always been my favorite, but chocolate sounds like a great twist to them. Thanks for the recipe.
I make chocolate snowballs too and they are always a huge hit. But yours stayed much rounder (like snowballs) than mine do so I'll have to give your recipe a try. Thanks for sharing!
That looks like one very yummy cookie. " Snowball " perfect for the holiday season.
Hi Carla! I downloaded both of your snowball recipes! The white snowball is alot like my mom's recipe, but I hadn't seen this chocolate version...yum! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Oh those look great. I love stuff that isn't overly sweet.
CHOCOLATE snowballs = brilliant!
These sound so good! My mom used to make a cookie that sounds similar - it is nice to now have a recipe to use! My mouth is watering over all of these recipes!
Merry, merry Christmas!
Now these sound yummy! I'll definitely have to make a batch of these.
Delicious !
Bothe the chocolate and lemon cookies sound delicious. Can't wait to try them. Have a wonderful Christmas.
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