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Gingerbread Snowball Cookies

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A festive twist on classic snowballs—these cookies are packed with cozy gingerbread spices and melt in your mouth with every bite. Perfect for holiday cookie trays.

Ingredients

For the Cookies:

1 cup butter, softened

¾ cup confectioner’s sugar

2 tbsp molasses

1 tsp vanilla extract

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp ground cloves

For the Sugar Coating:

¾ cup confectioner’s sugar

½ tsp cinnamon

⅛ tsp ground ginger

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.

Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, beat softened butter with confectioner’s sugar until light and fluffy.

Add molasses and vanilla, then mix until smooth.

Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.

Combine wet and dry: Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms. The dough may seem crumbly but should hold when pressed.

Form cookies: Roll tablespoon-sized portions into balls. Place on the baking sheet with 2 inches between each.

Bake for 9–11 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly golden but tops remain pale.

Cool for 2–4 minutes on the baking sheet.

Coat in sugar: While warm, roll cookies in the cinnamon-ginger-sugar mixture. Let cool on a wire rack. Optionally, roll again in the sugar once fully cooled for a thicker coating.

Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Softened Butter: Ensure butter is room temperature for ideal texture.

Watch the Oven: These cookies bake quickly. Pull them when the bottoms are just golden.

Adjust Spices: Add more ginger for a spicier kick, or tone it down for a milder flavor.

Make Ahead: These cookies keep well in an airtight container and are great for gifting or make-ahead holiday prep.

Find it online: https://allrecipesmade.com/gingerbread-snowball-cookies/