Pistachio Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

These buttery Pistachio Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are adorable and easy to make. They are great for cookie swaps and gift baskets. Add these to your holiday baking list this year.

My boss is an incredible baker. She cranks out an unbelievable amount of baked goods each Christmas/holiday season to give to the various departments we work with at the hospital. Last year, I had the pleasure of helping her make some of the treats. Although we are scaling down on the baking this year, I am tasked with putting together a couple of goodie baskets. 

I wanted to incorporate a new recipe into the mix. It had to be easy to make, look semi-festive, and need no refrigeration. Snowball cookies fit the bill perfectly. They are light and cheery, can sit out at room temperature, and require little effort to make.

These Pistachio Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are buttery with a tender, crumbly texture. Adding pistachio pudding mix gives the dough flavor and a lovely shade of minty green. Mini chocolate chips add texture and sweetness to the not-overly-sweet cookie. Finally, a snowball cookie is not a snowball cookie without a coating of snow-white powdered sugar, which imparts sweetness and gives it an ethereal look.

These cookies are so versatile. Change flavor simply by changing the pudding mix flavor. How about chocolate fudge, banana, lemon, cookies and cream, or strawberry snowball cookies? Swap out chocolate chips for walnuts, pecans, almonds, sprinkles…so many options. You can make a different flavored snowball cookie for each day of the week without breaking a sweat. Give this recipe a try, and have fun with it!

Recommended supplies:

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• This Cuisinart electric mixer has great ratings and comes with a storage case.
• These mixing bowls have a nonslip bottom and pour spouts. I have a similar one from a different brand and love it.
• This small #50 ice cream scoop is the perfect size to portion out the cookie dough for baking.
• I have this nonstick corrugated baking sheet and love it. It comes with a cooling rack.

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Pistachio Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

Author: Thao | In Good Flavor Cooking Method:Mixing, baking Cuisine:American Courses:Dessert Recipe Keys: B Baking

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 15 minutesRest time:2 hours Total time:2 hours 25 minutesServings:20 Cookies

Description

These buttery Pistachio Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are adorable and easy to make. They are great for cookie swaps and gift baskets. Add these to your holiday baking list this year.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 pkg. (3.9 oz.) pistachio pudding mix
• 1/4 scant teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
• 3/4 scant cup powdered sugar, sifted

Instructions

1. Beat butter on medium-high with an electric mixer just until creamy (about 20 seconds). Add vanilla and almond extract. Beat just until combined.
2. Combine flour, salt, and pudding mix in a small bowl. Add to butter, 1/3 at time, beating until blended before adding more. Beat the last addition until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
3. Scoop dough using a small ice cream scoop or a tablespoon. Roll into a ball using your hands. Place onto a tray. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours. 
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
5. Place dough at least 1 inch apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes until the bottom of the cookies are lightly brown. Do not overbake. Allow to cool on a baking sheet for 3 minutes. Transfer onto a cooling rack.  
6. Roll cookies in a bowl of powdered sugar while warm. Cool completely. Roll again in sugar when completely cool.  

Notes:

• If the dough is crumbly and does not together, add a couple of teaspoons of milk at a time, just enough to hold the dough together. Add milk sparingly, as added moisture causes the cookies to spread.
• Chilling of the dough is optional. I like to chill the dough to firm up the butter, which prevents spreading while baking.
• If you prefer cookies that are not too sweet, omit the first roll in powdered sugar while the cookies are warm. Roll only once when cookies are cooled.

Keywords:Holiday Cookies, Pistachio, Snowball Cookies, Chocolate Chip

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