If you haven’t had surprise snowball cookies before, well you are in for a surprise! There is a hidden chocolate kiss inside. Anything better than biting into a cookie and finding chocolate inside? This is like a shortbread cookie with the fun surprise!
The hardest thing about making these cookies is unwrapping the Hershey chocolate kisses. The perfect activity for a child to help with. They would love this part.
Surprise snowball cookies make for a fun and yummy Christmas treat!
Fun Christmas Dessert Idea!
Yield: 32 cookies
Prep: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
32 Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
Additional powdered sugar for rolling
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
2. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a stand mixer add the butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla.
4. Mix on medium speed, until fluffy.
5. Carefully add flour mixture 1 cup at a time, until all flour is in the mixture.
6. Mix until the dough comes together.
7. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
8. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop balls of dough, set to the side.
9. Take 1 dough ball at a time flatten it out with your hands and place a
Herhsey kiss inside.
10. Roll the dough back into a ball.
11. Place on the baking sheet.
12. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes.
13. The bottoms should be slightly brown.
14. Remove from the oven and cool for just 5-10 minutes.
15. In a small bowl add your powdered sugar, then roll each cookie in the
sugar until coated.
16. Set to the side. Eat and enjoy
Cookies can be made with gluten-free flour. Chopped nuts can also be added to the dough if wanted.
Surprise Snowball Cookie
If you haven't had surprise snowball cookies before, well you are in for a surprise! Their is a hidden chocolate kiss inside. Anything better than biting into a cookie and finding chocolate inside? This is like a shortbread cookie with the fun surprise!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 32 pcs Hershey Kisses unwrapped
- Additional powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
-
Preheat the oven to 350°
-
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
-
In a stand mixer add the butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla.
-
Mix on medium speed, until fluffy.
-
Carefully add flour mixture 1 cup at a time, until all flour is in the mixture.
-
Mix until the dough comes together.
-
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
-
Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop balls of dough, set to the side.
-
Take 1 dough ball at a time flatten it out with your hands and place aHerhsey kiss inside.
-
Roll the dough back into a ball.
-
Place on the baking sheet.
-
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes.
-
The bottoms should be slightly brown.
-
Remove from the oven and cool for just 5-10 minutes.
-
In a small bowl add your powdered sugar, then roll each cookie in the sugar until coated.
-
Set to the side.
Surprise Snowball Cookie Fun Christmas Treat is a yummy and fun cookie to make for the holidays or any days!
If you liked this fun Christmas dessert idea, you might also like these amazing holiday desserts:
Chocolate Covered Chocolate Reindeer
Mini Christmas Tree Marshmallow Brownie Bites
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