Gingerbread Snowball Cookies
Tender, warmly spiced cookies coated in powdered sugar, perfect for holiday treats and gifting.
Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened Make sure the butter is softened for easy creaming.
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar For the dough and additional for coating.
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger For enhanced ginger flavor, add more.
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For coating
- Additional powdered sugar for coating Roll cookies in powdered sugar while still warm.
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the molasses and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
- Shape the dough into small balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving space between them.
Baking
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Allow cookies to cool slightly, then roll them in powdered sugar while they're still warm.
- Let cookies cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
For variations, consider adding finely chopped nuts or rolling the cooled cookies in powdered sugar a second time. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.