Easy Snowball Cookies [Various Flavors]

5 from 27 votes

Easy Snowball Cookies [Various Flavors]

Snowball cookies are an irresistible holiday classic - they’re light, 'buttery', & rolled in powdered sugar. Plus, they’re so simple to make with 4 ingredients and one bowl. Now entirely dairy-free + vegan!

Prep Time20

Cook Time10

Cool1

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegan

Servings: cookies

Calories: 196kcal

Author: Toni Okamoto

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup vegan butter unsalted, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup powdered sugar, plus extra for coating
2 ¼ cups flour
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, and move one of the oven racks to one level higher than the middle level. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer, beat the vegan butter, vanilla, and powdered sugar until very fully and creamy. About 3 to 4 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the flour and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the bowl with the vegan butter and mix well until fully incorporated.
Form dough into two tablespoons of dough in your hand. Roll them into a ball and set them on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 9 to 10 minutes or until the bottom of the cookies are lightly browned, but the top is still soft and feels a bit raw.
Remove the cookies from the oven and set the baking sheet on a cooling rack. Allow it to sit on the hot baking sheet for 5 minutes. One by one, gently roll the cookies in a more powdered sugar. Place the cookies on coolingng rack and allow to cool for 1 hour until fully set.

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Notes

Measure the flour properly: It’s best to fluff it up in its bag, spoon it into the measuring cup, then level the top with the back of a knife. That way, you avoid using too much and ending up with dense cookies.

Use room temperature vegan butter: If it’s too warm, the cookies will spread in the oven.

For even-sized cookies: It’s best to use a small cookie scoop. Otherwise, they might bake unevenly.

Don’t overbake the vegan cookies: They should only just be turning golden brown on the bottom but still soft on top when they’re removed from the oven. The residual heat will get the rest of the job done. If over-baked, they become dry and hard.

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