dolly's chocolate snowballs

Name: Dolly's Chocolate Snowballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3/4 cup(s) butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup(s) cane sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 - egg; 1 1/2 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar

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Rosemarie Zub

Clark, NJ

Updated on Oct 22, 2025

This recipe is from my mom. As a child, I would watch her make these cookies and it was always around the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. They simply melt in your mouth. I remember watching her add or take out an ingredient until she had it just right. I know you will love this recipe!

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If you want to see your friends and family's eyes light up, serve these snowball cookies. In this version, a chocolate chip cookie meets a snowball. Snowballs are sweet, crunchy cookies with a round shape covered in powdered sugar. Chocolate chips are added to this recipe which is a nice surprise. Easy to make, they're a fun Christmas cookie.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 36 cookie(s)

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup cane sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 - egg
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

How To Make dolly's chocolate snowballs

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Step 2

In a large bowl, blend together the butter, cane sugar, and vanilla.
Step 3

Beat in the egg.
Step 4

Stir in the flour mixture and chocolate chips.
Step 5

Shape into balls about an inch in size. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Step 6

Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly.
Step 7

Roll in confectioners' sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

(per serving*)

calories: 176kcal, carbohydrates: 17g, cholesterol: 174mg, fat: 11g, fiber: 1g, protein: 7g, saturated fat: 5g, sodium: 126mg, sugar: 6g, unsaturated fat: 5g

*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition information is estimated.

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