Snowball Grinch Cookies
These Snowball Grinch Cookies have a surprise inside. Inside each of these Grinch cookies is something sweet - a chocolate Hershey's kiss!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 144kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3-5 drops green food coloring
- 24 chocolate Hershey kisses
- ¼ cup powdered sugar for rolling
- 24 small red heart sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and salt.
- In a bowl, cream the butter and vanilla until creamy.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat until the ingredients are well combined.
- Add 3 to 5 drops of green food coloring to get the desired shade of green.
- Slowly beat the flour mixture into the wet mix until a dough forms.
- Use a #40 cookie scoop or shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
- Flatten each ball and place a Hershey kiss in the center and wrap the dough around the entire Hershey kiss shaping the dough back into a ball.
- Place the balls two inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes.
- Cool for a few minutes until the cookies are just warm to the touch.
- Roll in powdered sugar and place on a rack to cool completely.
- Dab water on the back of the heart sprinkles and gently press on top of each cookie.
- Allow to dry and store in an airtight container.
Notes
These cookies can be frozen for up to 3 months.
This recipe was updated to reduce the amount of flour in the recipe, and an extra teaspoon of vanilla extract was added for more flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
