Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

Melt in your mouth Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are a treat you won’t be able to resist! So easy to make and packed with mint and chocolate flavor – no one can eat just one! Perfect for Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter and more!

Round out your baking list with these Christmas cookies: Peppermint Snowball Cookies, Whipped Shortbread Cookies, Chocolate Crinkle Cookies and Peanut Butter Blossoms.

Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

One of my favorite cookies to make are snowball cookies. There is just something magical about a cookie coated in powdered sugar that I find impossible to resist. Snowball cookies are incredibly easy to make and a favorite with my boys.

We have made all sorts of snowballs over the years, including peppermint snowball cookies and key lime snowball cookies, but these Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies always steal the show.

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What You’ll Need

This recipe comes together very quickly and easily. As always, you can find the full printable recipe in the recipe card at the end of this post. Let’s take a quick look at what you’ll need for this recipe:

• unsalted butter – softened so it incorporates easily with the other ingredients.
• powdered sugar – sifted, then spooned and leveled.
• all-purpose flour – spooned and leveled for accuracy.
• salt
• mint extract – or peppermint extract
• green food coloring – gel food color works best
• mini chocolate chips – you can use standard chocolate chips if that’s all you have but consider chopping up into smaller pieces for the best results.

I like to make my snowball cookies fairly small – pretty much bite size. Due to the size of the cookies, I opted for mini chocolate chips. They fit quite nicely in these bite-sized cookies.

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How To Make Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

After baking the cookies get transferred to a powdered sugar-line baking sheet to cool. I give them a nice coating of powdered sugar using my OXO dusting wand. If you don’t have one of these, buy one, now. They are AMAZING.

Once completely cooled, the cookies get rolled in even more powdered sugar, I know, it’s awesome. If you’re feeling up to it, a double-coat of powdered sugar will give your snowballs an extra bright white exterior. So fun!

I used a little bit of green gel food color to get this nice light green. If you prefer not to use food color, that is totally okay too.

FAQs

Absolutely or the cookies will spread. Chilling the dough also allows the flavors to meld and the butter to firm up again. It’s an inconvenient but important step.

Yes! You can use any flavor you want in this cookie recipe as well as any color.

Absolutely not! We make these all year round and they are especially amazing on St. Patrick’s Day.

Storage Information

Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to four days.

To Freeze Baked Cookies: Let cookies cool completely, place on a baking sheet and flash freeze for 30 minutes. Transfer cookies to a freezer safe ziplog bag and freeze for up to 3 months.

To Freeze Cookie Dough: Form dough balls and then flash freeze on a parchment lined baking sheet for 30 minutes. Transfer balls to a freezer safe ziploc bag. Bake cookies frozen by adding 2 minutes to the bake time OR let thaw overnight in the fridge and then bake as directed. Cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months.

We often double or triple the recipe (see the recipe card below) when we’re making them for Christmas. These cookies are always a favorite and go fast!

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How To Make Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

Melt in your mouth Mint Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies are a treat you won’t be able to resist! So easy to make and packed with mint and chocolate flavor – no one can eat just one! Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Christmas and more!

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• ⅔ cup powdered sugar sifted
• 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon mint extract or peppermint extract
• green food coloring gel food color works best
• ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
• additional powdered sugar for coating

Instructions

• Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

• Beat the butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy.

• Mix in the flour, salt, and extract just until combined.

• Add the green food color a few drops at a time until your desired color is achieved. I like to use this gel food color.

• Stir in mini chocolate chips.

• Scoop out one tablespoon of dough at a time and form into a ball. Place balls on the prepared cookie sheet.

• Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.

• Preheat oven to 375°F.

• Bake cookies for 7 to 8 minutes. You do not want the cookies to get more than very lightly browned on the bottom. Let cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.

• Line another large baking sheet with parchment paper and dust liberally with powdered sugar. Place the slightly cooled cookies on this baking sheet and dust with additional powdered sugar.

• Let cookies cool completely.

• Fill a small bowl halfway with powdered sugar. Drop cookies one at a time into the bowl and turn until coated in powdered sugar.

• Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to four days.

Notes

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 199IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg

 Originally published February 28, 2017.

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