Chocolate Snowball Cookies

Name: Chocolate Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 dozen
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/4 cup 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; Confectioners' sugar

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield 6 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These dainty cookies just melt in your mouth. I enjoy making them for get-togethers when there are lots of people around to enjoy them. —Mary Lou Welsh, Hinsdale, Illinois

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until tops are crackled, 7-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 42 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 45mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

These dainty cookies just melt in your mouth. I enjoy making them for get-togethers when there are lots of people around to enjoy them. —Mary Lou Welsh, Hinsdale, Illinois

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