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Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

December 18, 2019 4 Comments


Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

What cookies can top classic Snowball cookies? Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies! Still a buttery shortbread cookie with nuts and rolled in powdered sugar . . . BUT with centers of yummy, can’t-get-enough Nutella hazelnut spread from Italy.

Snowball cookies are also called Greek (also Italian and Mexican) Wedding Cookies or Russian Tea Cakes. Some people even call them butterballs since they are, you know, so BUTTERY!

Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies are sure to be a huge hit, especially with the kids. They’ll disappear instantly! And don’t leave them out for any hungry pups to grab them . . . I made that big mistake and half of my last batch of these was gobbled up by my dogs! I guess they have good taste!

Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

Get into the holiday spirit with this Italian version of the all-time Christmas favorite cookie. You’ll have a tough time resisting your temptation to nibble on the Nutella while preparing these cookies! They are so just SO GOOD and ADDICTING!

These Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies are so EASY to make and fantastic to make ahead! Saving tons of time to do other last-minute holiday cooking and baking! Gotta love that!

All you do is put a little blog of Nutella between two pieces of dough, form them into balls, bake, and roll in powdered sugar. DONE!

Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

Tips for Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies:

  • Avoid using nuts if you know of anyone with nut allergies. You can substitute mini chocolate chips if you like.
  • When using nuts, you can use the variety of nuts that you prefer: pecans, walnuts, almonds, etc.
  • Store these snowball cookies in airtight containers.
  • These cookies can be frozen for up to 1 month. Layer them on parchment paper with wax paper placed between the layers of cookies. Don’t put them altogether in one container or bag, but rather freeze them in layers.
  • The cookie dough can be made ahead and frozen as well, up to 1 month.
  • If you freeze them after baking, then do roll them in the powdered sugar, but remember to roll them once again after they’ve been thawed out.
Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

More Christmas Cookie Recipes to Enjoy!

Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies with White Chocolate

Italian Ricotta Cookies

White Chocolate Drizzled Pistachio Dried Biscotti

Classic Snickerdoodles

Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies
Yield: 24 cookies

Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies

Snowball cookies are a favorite at Christmastime. To amp them up with another beloved food, these snowballs are stuffed with Nutella ~~ a double delight treat! Kids will especially love these cookies!

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ - 1 cup of Nutella
  • 8 oz. butter, softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2-¼ cups flour
  • 1 - 2 cups finely chopped pecans (or nuts of your preference)
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • powdered sugar to roll cookies in

Instructions

  1. Line two baking pans with parchment paper.
  2. Spoon 1/2 teaspoonful of Nutella into little mounds on the parchment paper.
  3. Freeze for at least a half-hour.
  4. LIne tow baking pans with parchment paper.
  5. With either a handheld mixer or stand up mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  6. Add the vanilla extract.
  7. Gradually add and mix in the flour until just combined.
  8. Gently fold in the chopped pecans, beating at low speed, scraping the sides of the bowl, until everything is mixed well.
  9. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of cookie dough and flatten it in your hands.
  10. Remove the Nutella from the freezer
  11. Place one frozen Nutella ball into the middle of the dough. Place another flattened piece of dough on top of the Nutella and wrap around it to roll into a ball. Place it on the parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  12. Continue making cookies until all Nutella balls and dough is used. Keep the Nutella balls in the freezer and remove only one or two at a time to keep the Nutella in a hardened state.
  13. Chill the cookie-lined baking sheets in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  14. Preheat the oven to 375 F degrees.
  15. Bake the cookies for 16 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies are golden - rotating the baking pans after 8 minutes.
  16. Place 2 - 3 cups of powdered sugar in a medium-size mixing bowl.
  17. Allow cookies to cool in the pans for 5 - 10 minutes.
  18. One at a time, roll the cookies in powdered sugar when they are cool enough to touch.
  19. Place cookies on baking racks after coating with powdered sugar.
  20. Roll the cookies in powdered sugar again (so twice coated).
  21. Store cookies in an airtight container. It's best to store in layers. Cookies can be frozen for 1 month.

Notes

The number of snowballs you end up rolling out depends on the size of the Nutella centers and amount of dough around the Nutella.

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Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1 cookie

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 275Total Fat: 28ggSaturated Fat: 10ggUnsaturated Fat: 18ggCholesterol: 23mgmgSodium: 5mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 3g
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Comments

  1. angiesrecipes says

    December 18, 2019 at 10:02 PM

    This is such a GREAT idea! I can’t wait to bake some this weekend, Roz.

    Reply
    • Roz says

      December 19, 2019 at 12:10 AM

      Angie, these are incredibly addictive. So yummy and fun for the holidays too! Please let me know what you think and shoot me a picture too please!
      Ciao,
      Roz

      Reply
  2. mjskitchen says

    December 20, 2019 at 4:28 PM

    And here I thought one couldn’t improve on the snowball cookie. Boy, was I wrong! I’d love to bite into a couple of these right now. What a great cookie! Roz, I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season. Looking forward to seeing more wonderful recipes from your kitchen in 2020!

    Reply
    • Roz says

      December 20, 2019 at 11:44 PM

      Oh you are so sweet and kind to me MJ! Well, I have to warn you: If you make these cookies, you will soon be addicted to them. Mine were larger this year than a normal (smaller) size of snowballs, so each of these, only one, is VERY filling. My darn dogs snuck half of the batch when I left the room for a second. Tough lesson to learn not to leave good eats out when dogs live inside with you! They slept the rest of the day with full tummies of sugar and Nutella!
      Merry Christmas my friend!
      Ciao,
      Roz

      Reply

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