Description
Delightfully soft ginger cookies shaped like snowballs, dusted with powdered sugar, perfect for holiday festivities.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Prep the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream butter and sugar: Use an electric mixer to cream together the softened butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Incorporate vanilla: Add the vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground cloves.
- Combine wet and dry: Gradually add the dry mixture to the cream mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Add pecans: Gently fold in the finely chopped pecans.
- Chill the dough: Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Shape cookies: Roll the dough into balls and place them on a baking sheet, spaced about 2 inches apart.
- Bake: Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden.
- Dust with powdered sugar: Roll the cooled cookies in powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
For a gluten-free option, use almond flour instead of all-purpose flour. Chilling the dough is essential for flavor development and preventing spreading.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg