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Stuffed Snowball Cookies

If you love snowball cookies, these STUFFED SNOWBALLS are the perfect addition to any cookie platter. The basic recipe is stuffed with a peanut butter cup!
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $5

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (113g) unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup (57g) powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¼ cups (273g) all-purpose flour (measured correctly)
  • ¾ cup finely chopped nuts pecans, walnuts, or almonds
  • 24 miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or other small candy of your choice, unwrapped
  • 1 cup (113g) Powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions

  • Preaheat oven to 375°. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Mix butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Stir in the nuts. If dough is too soft, chill it until you can work it easily with your hands.
  • Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough and flatten with your hands. Place 1 miniature Reese’s on top. Take another tablespoon of dough, flatten it, and lay it on top the peanut butter cup. Press the sides together and roll to form a sealed ball of dough. Place on prepared cookie sheet.
  • Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown. Remove from oven and cool for just a minute, until you can handle them. Fill a small bowl with additional powdered sugar and roll each cookie in the sugar until coated. Place on a rack to cool. (Once cookies are cooled, you may want to re-roll them in more powdered sugar.)

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Notes

  • If you're using salted butter, reduce the salt in the recipe to 1/4 teaspoon.
  • This dough takes awhile to mix together - it's fastest with a stand mixer, slower with a hand mixer.
  • For a nut-free alternative omit nuts and use Hershey's Kisses instead of peanut butter cups.
  • A second rolling of powdered sugar makes them pretty!
  • Store in an airtight container up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 505mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g

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