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GRINCH SNOWBALL COOKIES!

Ingredients

  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1/2 C powder sugar plus 1 C to roll in sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 C flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3-5 drops of green food coloring
  • 1/2 C chopped pecans OR any nut of your choice
  • 1/3 cup chopped dried cranberries (optional)
  • 1 container of wilton confetti heart sprinkles using only the reds
  • 1/4 C melted white chocolate
  • 1 cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper
  • 1 disposable piping bag

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Using a standing mixer, beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla.
  • Gradually mix in the flour, salt, and food coloring
  • Mix in chopped pecans and dry cranberries
  • Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place onto the baking sheet
  • Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
  • While cookies are baking melt the white chocolate
  • Once chocolate is melted, pour into piping bag and cut the tip off
  • Remove from pan and roll in powdered sugar.
  • Pipe on a tiny dollop of chocolate onto the top middle of the cookies and place a red heart onto the chocolate
  • Let cookies cool for 10 minutes before enjoying!