Gingerbread Snowball Cookies
Gingerbread Snowball Cookies – A festive twist to the classic snowball cookies, packed with warm, cozy gingerbread flavor in every bite. These are the perfect cookies to enjoy during the holiday season!
Servings: 18 Cookies
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
- ½ Cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 Cup Flour
- ¼ Cup Light Brown Sugar
- ½ Tablespoon Molasses
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ Teaspoon Ground Ginger
- ⅛ Teaspoon Ground Cloves
- ⅛ Teaspoon Ground Allspice
- ¼ Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and light brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add all the spices, vanilla extract and salt to the creamed butter and mix well.
- Add molasses and give it a mix.
- Add all purpose flour to the butter mixture and gently mix everything until incorporated.
- Gently knead to make a soft dough.
- Wrap the prepared dough with plastic wrap / cling film and chill it in the refrigerator for an hour or until the dough is firm.
- Once it is chilled, take it out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for few minutes.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and keep it aside. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (350F).
- Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, take a small portion of the chilled dough. Roll dough into 1 inch small balls.
- Arrange the cookie dough balls on the prepared cookie sheet spacing about 1 inch apart.
- Let them bake in the preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes or until the bottom of cookies are slightly browned at 180 degrees C.Once they are baked, take them out of the oven and let them cool down a bit for 3-5 minutes.
- When the baked cookies are still warm, roll them in powdered sugar.Arrange them on a cooling rack and let them cool completely. Once cooled, roll them again in powdered sugar for super white snowballs.
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Nutrition
Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg
