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Snowball Kiss Cookies

Buttery, nutty snowball cookie dough is wrapped around a hidden Hershey’s Kiss. They're egg-free, make-ahead friendly, and perfect for holiday baking.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 258kcal
Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ cup finely chopped toasted pecans
  • 20 Hershey kisses unwrapped
  • 2-2 ½ cups powdered sugar divided, for rolling
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Instructions

  • In the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, add butter and powdered sugar. Beat until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
    1 cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • Mix in the vanilla until combined.
    2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add flour and salt. Stir until just combined.
    2 ¼ cups all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Add the nuts. Stir again to combine.
    ¾ cup finely chopped toasted pecans
  • Cover and refrigerate dough for 1-2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  • Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
  • Place a Hershey kiss in the center of each dough ball.
    20 Hershey kisses
  • Roll the dough around the kiss to enclose it in the ball.
  • Add 1 cup of powdered sugar to a shallow bowl. Roll in powdered sugar to coat the outside.
  • Place spaced apart on the baking sheets.
  • Bake for about 10-13 minutes.
  • Cool cookies completely on a wire rack.
  • Add the remaining 1 cup powdered sugar to a separate shallow bowl, and re-roll the cooled cookies in the powdered sugar.

Notes

  • Salt: If you don’t have kosher salt or sea salt, use half the amount of table salt.
  • Butter: If using salted butter, reduce the salt to 1/4 teaspoon.
  • Pecans: You can check out this easy recipe for how to toast pecans if you would like some tips.
  • Hershey kisses: I use original kisses in this recipe. Different flavors of kisses may hold up differently in the cookies.
  • Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg