Description
Lemon cream snowball cookies are delicate, buttery cookies that melt in your mouth with bright lemon flavor and a dreamy powdered sugar coating. They are simple to make and perfect for holiday baking.
Ingredients
Scale
1 cup Unsalted butter, softened
4 oz Cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup Powdered sugar (for dough)
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon zest
2 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar (for coating)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes
- Add the 1/2 cup powdered sugar and beat until well combined
- Mix in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, beating on low speed until just combined
- Using a small cookie scoop or tablespoon, portion the dough into 1-inch balls and roll each portion between your palms to create smooth spheres
- Place them on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until the bottoms are lightly golden but the tops remain pale
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then roll each one in powdered sugar until completely coated
- Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack and roll them in powdered sugar a second time
Notes
Ensure your butter and cream cheese are at room temperature for best results.
Chill the dough for 30 minutes before shaping to prevent spreading.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 12-14 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 18mg