Best Chocolate Egg Snowball Recipes

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CHOCOLATE SNOWBALLS



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This is my favorite Christmas cookie recipe. The cookies remind me of the snowballs I'd pack as a child during winters here in Wisconsin. -Dee Derezinski, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set and bottoms are lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll cookies in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 49mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CHOCOLATE EGG SNOWBALL



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ounces plain (dark) chocolate
6 eggs, separated
l/2 tablespoon caster sugar (superfine)
1 1/2 pints (24 ounces) full cream (whole) milk
4 ounces granulated sugar

Steps:

  • Melt the chocolate in a bowl over hot water.
  • Beat the egg whites until very stiff. Add the caster sugar and whisk again until stiff and the sugar is dissolved. Bring the milk to a simmering point in a wide flat pan. Shape the egg white mass into a round flat cake and poach this gently in the simmering milk for a few minutes, turn it carefully with a fish slicer or long spatula and poach the other side. Leave to drain on kitchen paper or a clean cloth.
  • Beat the egg yolks and half the sugar into the melted chocolate and pour the slightly cooled milk over the mixture. Place over hot (not boiling) water in a double boiler. Cook stirring constantly until the mixture thickens to the consistency of thin cream. Pour into a glass bowl and place the egg whites on top. Chill.
  • Ten minutes before serving, caramelize the remaining sugar in a heavy saucepan and pour over the egg whites.

DOLLY'S CHOCOLATE SNOWBALLS



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If you want to see your friends and family's eyes light up, serve them these snowball cookies. In this version, a chocolate chip cookie meets a snowball. Snowballs are sweet, crunchy cookies with a round shape covered in powdered sugar. Chocolate chips are added to this recipe which is a nice surprise. Easy to make, they're a fun...

Provided by Rosemarie Zub

Categories     Cookies

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c butter, room temp
1/2 c cane sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1 1/2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour and salt. Set aside.
  • 2. Blend the butter, cane sugar, and vanilla.
  • 3. Beat in egg.
  • 4. Stir in flour mixture and chocolate chips.
  • 5. Shape into balls about an inch in size. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 6. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool slightly.
  • 7. Roll in confectioners sugar.

CHOCOLATE SNOWBALL COOKIES



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These dainty cookies just melt in your mouth. I enjoy making them for get-togethers when there are lots of people around to enjoy them. -Mary Lou Welsh, Hinsdale, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until tops are crackled, 7-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 42 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 45mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CHOCOLATE SNOWBALLS



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From Betty's Soul Food Collection... Wrap up the fun with a chocolate twist on traditional Russian tea cakes. Surprise! There's chocolate in the center of each cookie.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 egg
1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1 teaspoon almond extract
60 Hershey's® Kisses® Brand milk chocolates, unwrapped
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, flour, cocoa, almonds and extract until soft dough forms.
  • Shape dough into sixty 3/4-inch balls; wrap each around 1 milk chocolate candy. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
  • Roll cookies in powered sugar. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Re-roll cookies in powdered sugar. Store tightly covered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 35 mg, Sugar 8 g, TransFat 0 g

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