Chocolate Snowball Cookies

Holiday chocolate snowball cookies

I honestly do not know what took me so long to make a chocolate version of the famous powdered sugar coated snowball cookies.

These soft and melty chocolate cookies are quick to prepare, and they taste impossible-to-stop-eating good.

Seriously though.

Someone, please take the cookie tray away from me, before I eat them all.

You may also like these Chocolate Crinkle Cookies.

Classic Christmas cookie recipe

The recipe is based on a traditional Christmas cookie. And unlike with many of the other desserts on my blog, I did not cut back on the fat or sugar, although they are still only 63 calories, with just 2 grams of sugar per cookie.

The cookies can be healthier if you use one of the whole grain flour options or if you use sugar free powdered sugar.

(For refined-sugar-free powdered sugar, simply blend your favorite granulated natural sugar, such as date sugar, coconut sugar, or evaporated cane juice, until it resembles powdered sugar.)

Or for a healthy chocolate ball recipe, try these date sweetened No Bake Brownie Bites.

The recipe can be vegan if you use a nondairy butter or the coconut oil option. They are already naturally egg free, with no substitutions required.

A low carb version: Keto Chocolate Cookies.

Add a few drops of pure peppermint extract (not mint extract or imitation peppermint) before stirring all of the ingredients together.

Add 1 1/2 tsp orange zest to the dough before mixing. To make orange zest, either use a zester or peel off pieces with a vegetable peeler and then chop finely into zest.

Try adding a little coconut extract, almond extract, instant coffee, or pure vanilla extract. Just remember that extracts are strong, so a little goes a long way.

I have not tried replacing the oil with peanut butter in the recipe but would love to know if anyone does!

Also try this Brownie In A Mug.

Baking tips

Just as with my non chocolate snowball cookies, the dough can be made a few days in advance, covered, and refrigerated.

Or if you prefer, you can roll the cookie dough into balls and then freeze them to bake any time you are expecting guests or craving chocolate cookies.

Once baked, the snowball chocolate cookies can be stored the same way as other traditional holiday or Christmas cookies, on the counter in an airtight container with parchment between each layer of cookies.

Chocolate snowball cookies recipe video

Above, watch the video of how to make the recipe.

Chocolate Snowball Cookies

These homemade chocolate snowball cookies are a holiday classic recipe.