Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies #Christmas #Cookies

sure I’m sure this can seem extra like a recipe that’s match for Christmas time however when you get a strong yearning for snowball cookies how do you resist creating a batch? especially while it’s the weekend! 

Buttery smooth snowball cookies swirled with decadent mini chocolate chips and covered with sweet powdered sugar. likely to come to be a favourite vacation cookie!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup (226) unsalted butter, halfway softened*
• 1 1/2 cups (192g) powdered sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (160g) mini chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds
• 2 cups (282g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
• 1/4 + 1/8 tsp salt

INTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grind almonds in a meals processor to tiny bits, set apart. In a mixing bowl whisk collectively flour and salt, set apart.
2. within the bowl of an electric stand mixer equipped with the paddle attachment cream collectively butter and half of cup (64g) powdered sugar till mixed (now not faded and fluffy, just mixed and slightly creamy). 
3. mix in vanilla, then with mixer set on low velocity slowly add in flour and salt combination and mix simply till mixed. 
4. add in chocolate chips and almonds and mix to evenly distribute (fold batter with a spatula if needed to accumulate nuts from bottom.
5. Scoop dough out 1 Tbsp at a time and roll right into a ball. switch dough balls to an ungreased cookie sheet** (fitting approximately 16 per sheet and spacing lightly aside). 
6. Bake in preheated oven 10 - 12 minutes till bottoms are gently golden brown. let cool for only a few mins (till they may be cool sufficient to deal with) then pour last 1 cup (128g) powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl. 
7. Dip and roll cookies in powdered sugar to get a mild coating then switch to a twine rack to cool absolutely. Repeat manner with closing cookie dough. 
8. as soon as cookies are cool roll once more in powdered sugar, this time giving them a thicker coating. shop cookies in an hermetic box.

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