Description
These New Year toasted coconut snowball cookies are soft, buttery, and coated in sweet coconut. Perfect for celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup shredded coconut, toasted
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and mix well.
- Gradually add flour and salt, mixing until dough forms.
- Fold in toasted coconut.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden.
- Let cool slightly, then roll in powdered sugar while warm.
Notes
- Toast coconut in a dry pan over medium heat until golden.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 25mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg