Description
Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are festive, bite-sized cookies with a refreshing mint flavor and rich chocolate chips, coated in powdered sugar for a snowy finish.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon mint extract or peppermint extract
- Green food coloring (gel food color works best)
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
- Additional powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Beat the softened butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the flour, salt, and mint extract just until combined.
- Add green food coloring a few drops at a time to achieve the desired shade.
- Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
- Scoop out one tablespoon of dough, form into balls, and place on the cookie sheet.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough balls for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, ensuring bottoms are only lightly browned. Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes.
- Line another baking sheet with parchment and dust with powdered sugar. Place cookies on this sheet and dust with more powdered sugar.
- Once fully cooled, roll each cookie in powdered sugar until fully coated.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps cookies maintain shape and enhances flavor.
- Mini chocolate chips distribute better than regular-sized ones.
- Food coloring is optional and only for appearance.
- Can prepare dough ahead and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
- Double coating with powdered sugar ensures a nice snowy look.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 40mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
