Cherry Snowball Cookies

Name: Cherry Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 296 milliliters confectioners sugar, divided; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 15 maraschino cherries, finely chopped; 59 milliliters quick cooking oats; 1 pinch salt; 59 milliliters finely chopped sweetened coconut; 59 milliliters finely chopped walnuts

Cherry Snowball Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 130 calories. This recipe serves 18. 113 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up butter, walnuts, maraschino cherries, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Beat 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add flour; beat for 5 seconds.

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All Purpose Flour

Add oats; beat for 5 seconds.

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Oats

Add coconut; beat for 5 seconds.

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Coconut

Add walnuts; beat for 5 seconds.

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Walnuts

Add salt; beat for 5 seconds.

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Mix cherries into the butter mixture, beating until dough comes together and turns light pink from cherries, about 25 seconds.

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Dough

Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.

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Dough

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Bake in preheated oven until slightly golden, 18 minutes.

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Remove from oven.

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Pour remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll warm cookies in sugar to coat. After rolling all of the cookies once, roll again in confectioners' sugar to coat.

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