Description
Delightful peanut butter chocolate chip snowballs bring winter magic to classic cookie moments. Powdery sugar-coated treats melt in your mouth, offering sweet comfort with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Base Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Sweeteners:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Coating/Finishing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for rolling)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (for optional drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, ensuring a smooth, non-stick surface for your cookies.
- Cream together softened unsalted butter, creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, creating a smooth base for your snowball cookies.
- Gradually incorporate the all-purpose flour into the butter mixture, stirring until a cohesive dough forms and the ingredients are fully integrated.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips, distributing them evenly throughout the dough to ensure each cookie will have a delightful chocolate burst.
- Shape the dough into small, uniform balls approximately 1-inch in diameter, placing them about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies turn a delicate golden color and the tops appear set but not browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, which helps them firm up and prevents breaking.
- While still warm but not hot, carefully roll each cookie in the reserved powdered sugar, creating a beautiful snow-like coating that completely covers the surface.
- Transfer the sugar-coated cookies to a wire rack to cool completely, allowing the powdered sugar to set and create a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth exterior.
- Optional: Melt the additional chocolate chips and drizzle over the cooled cookies for an extra touch of decadence and visual appeal.
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, ensuring maximum freshness and flavor.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before shaping to prevent spreading and maintain perfect round snowball shapes.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother mixing and more consistent cookie texture.
- Swap regular flour with gluten-free flour blend for a celiac-friendly version that maintains the same delicate crumbly texture.
- Toast chocolate chips briefly before adding to enhance their rich, deep flavor profile and add a subtle nutty complexity to the cookies.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg