Easy Snowballs

Snowball cookies, old-fashioned snowball-shaped shortbread cookies coated in confectioners' sugar, are a quick and easy treat.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 81 Calories

Ingredients

• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 pound unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts, or more to taste
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in flour and walnuts until dough is just-combined. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned on the bottom, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Pour 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll hot cookies in confectioners' sugar to coat; cool cookies completely and roll again in confectioners' sugar to coat.