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    You are here: Home / Desserts / Cookies / Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

    November 2, 2018 Updated November 19, 2018 BySam 173 Comments

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    Snowball cookies on plate

    These chocolate chip snowball cookies are made with no eggs and just 6 ingredients! Simple, sweet, and utterly addictive, these buttery cookies melt in your mouth! Be sure to coat yours with a generous dusting of powdered sugar while they’re still warm for that classic “snowball” look.

    Snowball cookies piled on plate
    Snowball cookies are my youngest sister’s favorite cookies. This recipe came from a cardboard-paged Tollhouse cookie cookbook that’s probably older than she is, and is her favorite to bake. My family has been making this recipe for so long that I don’t know how I haven’t shared it with you sooner!

    While Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are great every time of the year, they are a must-serve on the holiday cookie platter, right there beside peanut butter blossoms, Snickerdoodles, and chocolate chip cookies.

    The original recipe calls for finely chopped nuts, which we have always omitted because they would overwhelm these otherwise super soft cookies. The texture is perfect as is, the cookie melts in your mouth alongside melty mini chocolate chips… pure heaven in snowball cookie form.

    Snowball cookie dough

    I receive a lot of requests for egg-free baked goods, and honestly just about all of my recipes use eggs. However, these chocolate chip snowball cookies are incidentally egg-free! Which makes eating the dough by the spoonful 100% acceptable (err, not really… see my edible cookie dough post for information on the alleged dangers of eating raw flour).

    These cookies have a vanilla shortbread flavor and I’m not kidding about them melting in your mouth (in true snowball fashion). The outsides become just ever-so crisp in the oven and the insides are soft with mini melty chocolate chips.

    Don’t remove them from the baking sheet until they’ve cooled because they’re delicate while still warm and can just fall apart in your hands.

    Interior of snowball cookie

    Enjoy!

    Snowball cookies on plate

    Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

    A simple recipe for egg-free cookies, these Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are easy to make and absolutely melt in your mouth! Recipe adapted from Tollhouse.
    Be sure to check out the how-to VIDEO at the bottom of the recipe!
    5 from 50 votes
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    Course: cookie, Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 50 cookies
    Calories: 100kcal
    Author: Sam Merritt

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter softened (340g)
    • ¾ cup powdered sugar (105g)
    • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
    • ¾ teaspoon salt
    • 3 cups all-purpose (plain) flour (375g)
    • 2 cups mini chocolate chips
    • Additional powdered sugar for dusting
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper*.
    • Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a large bowl and an electric mixer) and beat until creamy.
    • Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt, and beat again (start on low speed and then increase to high) until the mixture is creamy and well-combined.
    • Gradually add all-purpose flour until ingredients are well incorporated (be sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl!). 
    • Add mini chocolate chips and use a spatula or your mixer on low speed to stir them into your cookie dough (dough will be stiff).
    • Scoop cookie dough by approximately 1 Tablespoon and roll between your hands to form a smooth ball. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and place cookie dough balls at least 1" apart.
    • Bake on 375F (190C) for 10-12 minutes or until bottom edges are just beginning to turn light golden brown.
    • Remove from oven and sprinkle/sift powdered sugar overtop cookies while they are still warm.
    • Allow to cool and enjoy!

    Notes

    *If you don't have parchment paper, just use a regular ungreased cookie sheet -- I just prefer the parchment because it makes cleanup much easier!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1snowball cookie | Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 3mg | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 10mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.

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    Snowball cookie on baking sheet

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    Comments

    1. Jill

      December 27, 2022 at 11:36 am

      5 stars
      So easy and so yummy! 🙂

      Reply
    2. Vee Anders

      December 23, 2022 at 7:26 pm

      5 stars
      These are the best cookies! My whole family loves them. What’s the best way to store these cookies?

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 23, 2022 at 8:56 pm

        Hi Vee! Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. The powdered sugar may “melt” a little bit after storage, this is normal and you can always dust with additional powdered sugar later on. So glad you enjoyed the recipe!

        Reply
    3. Katrina Williams

      December 23, 2022 at 7:01 am

      Can you substitute regular chocolate chips?

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 23, 2022 at 10:11 pm

        Yup. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Melinda

      December 18, 2022 at 7:01 pm

      5 stars
      These cookies are delish! Can I freeze the dough and bake when needed?

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 18, 2022 at 9:13 pm

        Sure thing! 🙂

        Reply
    5. Meredith

      December 15, 2022 at 1:20 pm

      Do these freeze well? I’d like to freeze and then dust them with powdered sugar once completely thawed.

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 15, 2022 at 9:12 pm

        Hi Meredith! They will freeze well. Dusting them with powdered sugar after thawing is the way I’d recommend doing it. 🙂

        Reply
    6. Golda

      December 14, 2022 at 3:12 pm

      Can I use oil to substitute for the butter?

      Reply
      • Emily @ Sugar Spun Run

        December 14, 2022 at 3:43 pm

        Hi Golda! That won’t work here, unfortunately 🙁

        Reply
    7. Bruce

      December 14, 2022 at 9:24 am

      5 stars
      I commented a year ago, but I just had to comment again. These are probably the easiest and most foolproof of all your cookies. No egg, very simple ingredients that can all be combined with a hand mixer, a large batch (I got 52), and they taste great. I only bake one sheet at a time, so I love the fact that I can fit 21 on a sheet, since they don’t spread (they just flatten a little). If my pre-cut parchment sheets were a little wider, I would have been able to fit 27, and finished the job in two sheets (but I’m too cheap to use two parchment sheets on one pan).

      Reply
      • Sam

        December 14, 2022 at 9:32 pm

        Thank you so much for commenting again, Bruce! I appreciate it and I’m so glad you’ve been loving the cookies so much 🙂

        Reply
      • Annie

        December 21, 2022 at 7:05 pm

        How long will these stay good for in the fridge?

        Reply
        • Sam

          December 21, 2022 at 9:40 pm

          About a week. 🙂

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