Cherry Snowball Cookies Recipe
A Cherry Snowball Cookies Recipe is a perfect holiday delight. These cookies are soft, buttery, and melt in your mouth.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar plus extra for coating
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 20 –25 maraschino cherries drained and dried
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add vanilla and salt, then mix well.
- Add flour and mix until dough forms.
- Pat cherries dry with paper towels.
- Scoop small dough balls.
- Flatten dough in your hand.
- Place one cherry in the center.
- Roll dough around the cherry.
- Place on baking sheet evenly spaced.
- Bake for 15 minutes until set.
- Let cookies cool slightly.
- Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar.
- Cool fully on wire rack.
Notes
- Pat cherries dry to avoid soggy dough.
- Chill dough if it feels too soft.
- Use real butter for best texture.
- Do not overbake to keep them soft.
- Roll cookies in sugar while still warm.