Chocolate Snowballs Recipe
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Chocolate Snowballs

By: Mary Lou Welsh 
"These dainty cookies just melt in your mouth. I enjoy making them for get-together when there are lots of people around to enjoy them."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 36 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 7-8 minutes or until tops are crackled. Remove from baking sheets; immediately roll in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely. Roll again in confectioners' sugar.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by patj   view full review
These cookies pack a powerful taste of chocolate. I made two different sizes - the smaller...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2010 by mjmather04   view full review
I was looking for something cheap and easy to make with the ingredients i had, these fit...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2006 by Jen K   view full review
I found this recipe in an old Taste of Home cookbook and made it for the first time this year....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2010 by krys   view full review
I have made these cookies several times now, I enjoy them very much. I have found that the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2010 by globetrotter   view full review
I thought these would be round like snowballs, but mine came out slightly dome shaped cookies....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2009 by JWALDAL   view full review
Made them exactly as the recipe stated but added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. They were awesome...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by valleygirl   view full review
The cookies were very good, but VERY chocolatey. I think I would make the cookies much...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2007 by TRINK24   view full review
Mine were crumbly/grainy. Had to bake them longer to see the cracks on top, maybe that was my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2010 by LHDSCHMITT   view full review
I followed the instructions and the results were perfect. My husband said to give these a "10"...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2007 by jerb4   view full review
Sorry, these were incredibly tasteless and crumbly. Followed the recipe exactly, and watched...

 

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