Holiday Chocolate Snowball Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set and bottoms are lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll cookies in confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until tops are crackled, 7-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a ungreased cookie sheet.
• In a bowl, combine butter and sugar, beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the melted chocolate, egg, vanilla and milk; mix well.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Add to the creamed mixture, mix well.
• Mix in the nuts (if using).
• Chill the dough for 1-2 hours, or until firm enough to shape into 1-inch balls.
• Place balls about 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes (8 minutes for softer/fudgier cookies), tops will be soft.
• Remove carefully from cookie sheet, roll immediately in icing sugar to thoroughly coat cookie.
• Cool on wire racks; then roll again in icing sugar.