Cherry Snowball Cookies
Tender snowball cookies flavored with maraschino cherries with a plump cherry surprise in the middle of each cookie then rolled in powdered sugar for a ‘snowy’ finish!
To get the best coating of powdered sugar you need to roll the cookies twice in powdered sugar. I usually roll them once and wait a few hours then roll again for a pretty top coat of the powdered sugar.
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Cherry Snowball Cookies
Tender snowball cookies flavored with maraschino cherries with a plump cherry surprise in the middle of each cookie then rolled in powdered sugar for a 'snowy' finish!
Equipment
- Parchment Paper Sheets
- Baking Sheet
- Small Cookie Scoop (1 Tbsp.)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries drained, without stems
- Additional powdered sugar for rolling
- optional: red food coloring (Wilton no-taste red concentrated icing gel works great)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; gradually add flour and mix well. If using food coloring gel, add this now and mix until incorporated evenly.
- Using a small cookie scoop (one Tablespoon of dough), shape dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 1 in. apart on parchment lined baking sheets.
- Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until the bottoms are browned. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. Cool on wire racks. For best results, roll a second time in powdered sugar a few hours after they cookies have cooled.
Nutrition
Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 55mgPotassium: 13mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 193IUCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
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Recipe from Taste of Home.
What a fun idea!!! I am going to have to give these a try!
Hope you enjoy them Carlee 🙂
Fun! My new cookie of the year last year was one of yours. Maybe this years will be from you too!
Was that the Hot Chocolate Snowballs or another one? Glad you enjoyed the cookies 🙂
Do they have to be refrigerated?
Nope!
I’m going to try these for our granddaughter’s wedding. Have you frozen these?
Hi Linda- I haven’t tried freezing these. Since they are rolled in powdered sugar, I’m not sure how that would go when defrosting. So I would def. do a test batch and freeze them, a few rolled in powdered sugar and some not. That way you can see if you should or shouldn’t roll in powdered sugar before freezing. Otherwise I would think it would be fine. Good luck!
Hi, I haven’t made these yet because I don’t see where you add the cherries.
Could you please let me know.
Thanks
Step 2: Using a small cookie scoop (one Tablespoon of dough), shape dough around each cherry, forming a ball.