Description
Gingerbread Snowballs bring festive winter magic to classic cookie traditions. Warm spices and powdered sugar coating create a delightful holiday treat that melts in your mouth, inviting sweet memories of seasonal cheer.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ¼ cups (279g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (57g) powdered sugar
Spices and Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Extra powdered sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F (175°C) and arrange two baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Using an electric mixer, whip softened butter until it becomes light and aerated, creating a fluffy texture.
- Incorporate powdered sugar, pure vanilla extract, sea salt, aromatic ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and rich molasses into the butter mixture, blending until a uniform and silky consistency develops.
- Gradually fold in all-purpose flour, stirring carefully until a cohesive, smooth dough forms without overmixing.
- Measure approximately of dough for each cookie, gently rolling between palms to create perfect spherical shapes.
- Arrange the delicate dough balls on prepared baking sheets, ensuring adequate spacing to allow even baking.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, watching for subtle golden edges that indicate precise doneness.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest for one minute, which helps stabilize their structure.
- While still slightly warm, delicately roll each cookie in additional powdered sugar, creating a luxurious frost-like coating.
- Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, permitting them to cool completely before performing a final, generous dusting of powdered sugar for enhanced sweetness.
Notes
- Capture the warm, spicy essence of the holidays with these melt-in-your-mouth gingerbread snowballs.
- Perfectly balanced with rich molasses and warming spices, these cookies bring comfort and joy to any festive gathering.
- Make ahead and store in an airtight container for up to a week, allowing flavors to deepen and develop.
- Rolling the cookies twice in powdered sugar creates a delicate, snow-like coating that looks stunning on cookie platters.
- Experiment with additional spices like cardamom or white pepper to customize the flavor profile and surprise your guests.
- Serve chilled for an extra-crisp texture that enhances the delicate crumb and aromatic spice blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg