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Cherry Snowball Cookies

November 18, 2020Leave a Comment

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Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth! via @thiswifecooks

Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ 

These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

They look great on a cookie tray and are perfect for a holiday cookie exchange or to place in a pretty tin and give as gifts.

Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

These cherry snowball cookies taste great right away but I’m convinced they’re even better the next day after the dough has had time to really soak up the flavor of the cherries.

I made these on a Monday and gave them to friends on a Wednesday and they all raved about them.

A few quick tips:

To get the snowballs uniformly rounded, I recommend using a 2″ cookie scoop. If you don’t have a scoop, it’s totally fine. You can always use your very clean hands to form the balls or drop the dough by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet.

Do not skip the step of chopping the coconut! I know it might seem unnecessary because the coconut is already shredded but I promise, this will make a big difference in the texture of your cookies. I just throw the coconut in a mini chopper and pulse it for a few seconds. Easy.

If you don’t have walnuts on hand, pecans and almonds will also work well here.

Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

Ingredients for Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies:

  • confectioners’ sugar
  • vegan butter
  • all-purpose flour
  • quick-cooking oats
  • sweetened coconut
  • walnuts
  • salt
  • maraschino cherries 
Cookie dough for snowball cookies - These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

Ready for the oven!

How to make Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream the butter and sugar. Into a medium-size mixing bowl add 1/4 cup of the confectioners’ sugar and softened butter. Using an electric mixer, blend until smooth.

Mix in everything except the cherries. Add all-purpose flour, quick-cooking oats, coconut, walnuts, and salt. Mix on medium speed for 25 seconds, until well combined.

Add the maraschino cherries. Continue mixing an additional 25 seconds, until the dough comes together and turns pink in color.

Roll the dough. Using your very clean hands, roll the dough into 15 balls. Place them 2 inches apart onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 18 minutes. 

Roll cookies in sugar. Into a small mixing bowl, add the remaining 1 cup confectioners’ sugar. While cookies are still warm, roll each in the sugar to coat. 

Roll the cookies again. Once all of the cookies have been coated, roll each in the sugar a second time. 

Store cookies in an airtight container.

 

Cheers!

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Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

More festive holiday treats:

Traditional Vegan Peanut Brittle is quick and easy to make and does not require refrigeration, making it perfect for gifting.

Easy Vegan Royal Icing is great for cookies and gingerbread house decorating! 

Vegan Chocolate Crunch Bars are tasty and easy enough for the kids to make. 

 

Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies ~ These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!

Vegan Cherry Snowball Cookies

These fun and festive dairy-free cookies are so easy to make and melt in your mouth!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Christmas, dairy free, holiday baking, Valentine's Day, vegan, vegetarian
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 15
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Holly Gray
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar divided
  • 1/2 cup vegan butter softened
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 1/4 cup sweetened coconut finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup walnuts finely chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 15 maraschino cherries finely chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Into a medium-size mixing bowl add 1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar and softened butter. Using an electric mixer, blend until smooth.
  • Add all-purpose flour, quick-cooking oats, coconut, walnuts, and salt. Mix on medium speed for 25 seconds, until well combined.
  • Continue mixing an additional 25 seconds, until the dough comes together and turns pink in color.
  • Using your very clean hands, roll the dough into 15 balls. Place them 2 inches apart onto the parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 18 minutes.
  • Into a small mixing bowl, add the remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar. While cookies are still warm, roll each in the sugar to coat.
  • Once all of the cookies have been coated, roll each in the sugar a second time.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 305IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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