These walnut snowball cookies are a buttery, nutty, sweet cookie that is perfect for this gift giving cookie jar!
Giving the gift of cookies during the holidays is one of our family’s favorite things to do! We create cookies in all shapes, flavors, and sizes and wrap them in tins, platters, bags, and boxes!
This year we are creating something new and fun to give! To celebrate National Cookie Day we are sharing my absolute favorite childhood cookie recipe! We are putting these walnut snowball cookies in a cookie jar and adding some decorations!
Growing up we would head to my Nona and Poppie’s house for the traditional Italian Christmas Eve. My aunt would bring to the table a life-sized cookie tray. Sweet treats of all kinds that she had spent days preparing!
I would dig through the cookie tray for my favorite cookie. Double fisting as many as my hands could hold, I would carry away the walnut snowball cookies.
One year I ate so many I couldn’t fall asleep. I promise you I heard hooves on the rooftop that year and in fear of being caught awake I buried myself under my covers in hopes that Santa would not leave coal in my stocking.
Needless to say, the very next year I was back at it. Only this time I took some home to enjoy instead of eating them all in one sitting!
This buttery, rich shortbread type cookie with nutty, earthy walnuts covered in powdered sugar make these walnut snowball cookies hard to resist! It turns out they look great in a cookie jar too!
We created this winter wonderland with a cookie jar, so fake trees, walnut snowball cookies and some ribbon! This is one sweet gift that is sure to bring a smile to someone and we are excited to share!
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/4 cups walnuts-chopped fine
- 3 sticks butter-unsalted & softened
- 8 ounce cream cheese-softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- Preheat Oven to 350F
- In a bowl combine together the flour, salt, and walnuts. Set aside.
- In a large bowl cream together the butter, cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla.
- Slowly add in the flour mixture and stir until well combined.
- Roll a little less than a Tablespoon of dough into a ball and place on greased cookie sheet.
- Repeat until dough is all gone!
- Bake for 14-18 minutes until light brown.
- Cool slightly then roll cookies in confectioners sugar.
Kelsie @Currently, Kelsie says
Oh these just look so very good!! I love that cute little jar. Love your blog. Thanks for sharing!
CathyM says
Thank you so much Kelsie, I truly appreciate your kind words! 🙂
Marissa says
These look great! I love buttery cookies. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
CathyM says
Me toooo! Perhaps a little to much! 🙂 Hope that you are great Marissa!
Rebekah @ Surviving Toddlerhood says
Wow! These look delicious!! I love how you used the little trees in the cookie jar, it adds such a special touch!
CathyM says
Thanks so much Rebekah, I truly appreciate it! 🙂
CathyM says
Thank you so much Rebekah!
Melanie says
If I’d known it was National Cookie Day, we’d have been baking all day!
CathyM says
🙂 It is a great day for sure! I love when my house smells like one big sugar cookie!
Caroline @ In Due Time says
These are so cute!
CathyM says
Thanks Caroline!
Helen says
These look lovely, the jars are beautiful! I will be adding these to my baking list over the next few weeks!
CathyM says
Thank you so much Helen, we had the best time creating them! 🙂
Lisa Morris says
What a cute idea. Thanks for the recipe. Headed to pin this now!
CathyM says
Thank you so much Lisa for coming over and for pinning!
Mizter Bean says
You make everything seem so simple! I’m gonna try this recipe for my lovely wife ! five star for your walnut cookies
CathyM says
Thank you so much for the kind comment, I truly appreciate it! Aww, what a sweet gesture! I hope you both enjoy them! They are one of my absolute holiday favorites!
Laura Dembowski says
I love snowball cookies but I’ve never used cream cheese in them – I will have to try that!
CathyM says
Hi Laura 🙂 Oh, it’s the best! A must try for sure! 🙂