Snowball Cookies

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Snowball Cookies

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Coconut-flavored cookies dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with shredded coconut

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Recipe Data

30
Servings
40min
Prep
50min
Total

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    Description

    It's not Christmas without one of these snowball cookies on the cookie tray.

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    Ingredients
    Serves 30
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    1 c. Hy-Vee unsalted butter, softened
    1 c. Hy-Vee powdered sugar
    ¼ c. Hy-Vee granulated sugar
    1 tsp. coconut extract
    2 ½ c. Hy-Vee all-purpose flour
    ¼ tsp. Hy-Vee salt
    8 oz. white chocolate baking bar, chopped, or white chocolate chips
    1 tbsp. Hy-Vee shortening
    3 c. Hy-Vee sweetened flaked coconut

    Things To Grab

    • Medium bowl
    • Large bowl
    • Electric mixer
    • Large baking sheet
    • Parchment paper
    • Wire cooling rack
    • Microwave-safe bowl

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    2. Sift flour and salt together in a medium bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, mix butter, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in coconut extract. Add flour mixture until just combined.

    3. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Form dough into 2-inch balls and set 2-inches apart on baking sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes before baking.

    4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just set and light golden brown around edges. Remove from oven; allow to cool on cooling rack.

    5. Place white chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Melt on LOW heat in microwave stirring frequently until melted. Stir in shortening until melted and smooth. Dip each ball into white chocolate until covered and place back on parchment paper. Sprinkle with coconut. Allow chocolate to cool before serving.

    Nutrition facts

    Servings

    170 Calories per serving
    1 cookie

    Amounts Per Serving

    • Total Fat: 10g
    • Cholesterol: 20mg
    • Sodium: 35mg
    • Total Carbohydrates: 20g
    • Protein: 2g

    Daily Values

    0%
    Iron 6%
    0%
    Calcium 2%
    0%
    Vitamin D 0%
    0%
    Potassium 0%

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    From the week of December 14, 2016