Chocolate Truffle Cookies (Chocolate Snowballs)
These Chocolate Truffle Cookies (also called Chocolate Snowballs) melt in your mouth! Sweet, chocolatey and rich, they're like a cross between a truffle and a snowball.
Servings 48 cookies
Ingredients
Chocolate Truffle Cookies:
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 oz square unsweetened chocolate, melted (a chocolate baking square)
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Coating:
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- Using an electric mixer cream the butter and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy.1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- Add the vanilla and melted chocolate, mixing well.1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 oz square unsweetened chocolate, melted
- At a low speed, blend in the flour and salt.2 1/4 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 tsp salt
- Stir in the chocolate chips.1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
- In a separate small bowl combine the powdered sugar and cocoa powder, then roll the cooked cooled cookies in the cocoa mixture.1/4 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- Store in an airtight container.