Holiday Spiced Snowballs (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
01 -
Softened unsalted butter from Challenge (1 cup/226g).
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Confectioners' sugar (1/2 cup/57g).
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Pure vanilla (1 teaspoon).
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Table salt (1/2 teaspoon).
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Cinnamon powder (1 teaspoon).
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Powdered ginger (1 teaspoon).
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Freshly grated nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon).
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Crushed allspice (1/4 teaspoon).
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Powdered cloves (1/4 teaspoon).
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Dark molasses (1 tablespoon).
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Regular flour (2 1/4 cups/279g).
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Extra confectioners' sugar for coating.
# Instructions:
01 -
Heat your oven to 350°F. Put parchment on your cookie trays.
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Whip the butter till it's light and airy, roughly 20 seconds. Blend in the sugar, vanilla, salt, all spices, and molasses until everything's combined.
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Add flour and keep mixing. Don't worry when it looks crumbly at first. Just mix until it sticks together.
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Drop tablespoon-sized balls onto your lined trays.
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Let them bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges turn golden brown.
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Let them cool slightly, then coat the warm treats in sugar. After they're totally cool, give them another sugar roll.
# Notes:
01 -
Don't panic when the mix looks too dry at first.
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Rolling twice in sugar makes them extra pretty.