Easy Walnut Snowball Cookies

Best walnut snowball cookies recipe in a large bowl.

5 from 3 votes

Easy Walnut Snowball Cookies

Walnut Snowball Cookies are a classic treat to enjoy during the holiday season! They're packed with finely chopped walnuts and dusted with powdered sugar to make buttery shortbread cookies that melt in your mouth!

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Total Time27

Course: Cookies, Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 121kcal

Author: Debi Morgan | Quiche My Grits

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup walnuts (finely chopped)
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
½ cup powdered sugar (for cookie dough)
⅔ cup powdered sugar (for dusting)
1½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Add walnuts to a food processor or blender and chop into fine pieces.
In a medium bowl, add flour, salt and chopped nuts, then stir well. Set dry ingredients aside.
Beat the butter, ½ cup of the powdered sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until creamy.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until just combined.
With a cookie scooper or measuring spoon, scoop 1 tablespoon-sized dough balls onto baking sheets that have been lined with parchment paper.
Use your hands to mold dough into a ball shape. Leave at least 1 inch between each ball of dough on baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 12 to 15 minutes until the edges are barely golden brown. Let cookies cool on baking sheet for at least 3 minutes or they will be too hot to touch.
Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar.
Once cookies have totally cooled, roll them in powdered sugar again and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Notes

Make sure you use powdered sugar instead of granulated. Using granulated sugar will make the cookies spread and lose their snowball shape.

You can omit the salt in this recipe if you choose to use salted butter.

Use a 1 inch scoop or measuring spoon when forming balls of dough to create a uniform snowball shape. Roll in the palms of your hands for best results.

Coat the dough balls while they are still warm the first time they're rolled in powdered sugar.

Chop the nuts as finely as possible in a blender or food processor. (Just be careful not to turn it into a paste.) You can also use a knife with a cutting board if necessary.

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