Chocolate Snowball Cookies

  Desserts

These dainty cookies just melt in your mouth. I enjoy making them for get-togethers when there are lots of people around to enjoy them.

Chocolate Snowball Cookies

Average Rating: 3.315789

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 6 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • Confectioners' sugar

Instructions

  • 1. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • 2. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until tops are crackled, 7-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 42 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 45mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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