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Cranberry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies – very easy to whip up, the perfect addition to a holiday gift bag.

Cranberry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies just in time for the season! These are soft and fluffy, filled with dried cranberries and chopped hazelnuts. They melt in your mouth and make a great holiday gift. You can make the dough ahead of time and store it in the freezer. When ready to bake, just line on a baking sheet and bake, but make sure to allow an extra minute or two for baking.

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How to make Cranberry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies?

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Cranberry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies

By Lyubomira from CookingLSL

Cranberry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies – very easy to whip up, the perfect addition to a holiday gift bag. Soft and delicious.

Prep: 20

Cook: 15

Total: 35

Servings:

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Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment cream butter for 2 minutes. Add sugar and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl sift flour and salt. Gradually add flour and salt to the butter mixture. Mix until incorporated. Add hazelnuts and cranberries and mix so they are evenly distributed.
Roll 1 tbsp balls and line them on the baking sheet, leaving 2 inches in between. If you prefer not to bake all the cookies at once, transfer to a Hefty bag and freeze for later.
Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes, until edges are lightly browned.
Let them cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then roll in powdered sugar and transfer to a cooling rack to cool down completely
Roll cookies in powdered sugar again before serving.

Notes

Instead of 1/4 cup of each chopped cranberries and hazelnuts, you can substitute with 1/2 cup of chopped nuts like pecans or almonds.

Nutrition

Calories: 127kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 20mg, Sodium: 92mg, Potassium: 21mg, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 235IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: cookies

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