Snowball cookies are one of the best Christmas cookies! This nutella stuffed cookie recipe takes a classic pecan snowball cookie and kicks it up a notch. You better make a double batch of these, because this favorite Christmas cookie disappears quickly.
Snowball Cookies Recipe with Nutella
Here’s a new Snowball Cookies recipe for you – these Nutella Stuffed Cookies are going to be a new Christmas classic!
Christmas baking season for us started yesterday when I posted our Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies recipe! We have so much more in store for you, and I cannot wait to post them all. These NUTELLA STUFFED SNOWBALL COOKIES are at the top of our list this year, and for good reason.
Pecan Snowball Cookies are a serious holiday favorite, every family has a tried and true recipe up their sleeve. We kicked things up a notch by stuffing these cookies with Nutella, and in my opinion, these are extra crave worthy because of it.
This Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies recipe will become a new Christmas classic!
Nutella Stuffed Cookies
These Nutella cookies are just TOO GOOD! I had a pretty hard time making these snowball cookies, because I was so tempted to just eat the Nutella as we went.
When you’re making them, you freeze little drops of the chocolatey good stuff and it’s so hard not to pop them like candy. BUT PUSH THROUGH! It will be worth it when these Nutella Stuffed Cookies are hot and toasty out of the oven. This snowball cookie recipe is sure to be a total hit at any Christmas cookie exchange. But don’t expect to take any home, they will all be gone in minutes! That’s what happens when you add Nutella to pecan snowballs cookies.
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We have a lot of favorite cookie recipes for Christmas, but these are quickly racing to the top of our list. They’re just too cute and unique to leave off your baking calendar. Plus if you make the Nutella cookies small enough, you can eat a bunch and not feel as bad. No, just me?! The holiday as not a time to count calories. Just enjoy yourself and worry about it all in January. No harm no foul!
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You’re going to love these tasty Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies! Just you wait and see. As soon as you bake them up, you won’t be able to stop eating them.
See the recipe card below for details on How to Make Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies. Enjoy!
Try these other cookie recipes too:
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies
- S’mores Cookies
- Soft Gingerbread Cookies
- Christmas Sugar Cookies
Nutella Stuffed Snowball Cookies
Ingredients
- ¼-½ cup Nutella 68-135 grams
- ¾ cup very finely chopped or ground pecans 63 grams
- 8½ tablespoons unsalted butter 120 grams, room temperature and cubed
- 1½ cups powdered sugar 170 grams, divided into ½ cup (57 grams) and 1 cup (113 grams) portions
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 grams
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour 150 grams
Recommended Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Food Processor (click for my favorite) (optional)
Instructions
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Spray another baking sheet with nonstick spray. Divide the Nutella into ½-teaspoon-sized balls and place the balls on the sprayed baking sheet. Be sure they aren’t touching. Freeze for at least 30 minutes.¼-½ cup Nutella
- If available, process the pecans in a food processor until fine. Don’t process too much or the nuts will turn oily. Set aside. (If a food processor isn’t available, place the pecans in a resealable bag and roll or pound until the nuts are finely chopped.)¾ cup very finely chopped or ground pecans
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and ½ cup powdered sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is light. Add in the vanilla extract, salt, and ground pecans.8½ tablespoons unsalted butter, 1½ cups powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Add the flour and mix on low speed until the flour has been incorporated. Roll the dough onto a clean work surface and knead gently for 30 seconds. Form the dough into a ball, cover loosely with plastic wrap, press gently to flatten into a disc, and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Remove the Nutella balls and cookie dough from the fridge. (If the Nutella balls start to soften, place them in the freezer for a few minutes.) Pinch off a 2-inch piece of the dough and divide it in half. Slightly flatten one half in the palm of your hand and place a Nutella ball in the middle of the dough. Top it with the other dough half and wrap the 2 sides together around the Nutella ball. Gently roll the cookie in your hands to seal the edges and to form a ball. Place the cookie ball on a parchment-lined cookie sheet, 2 inches apart, and repeat until all cookies are made.
- Place the trays of cookies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, place the cookies in the hot oven and bake 14-16 minutes or until they are light golden brown and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and let rest 3 minutes on the baking sheet.
- Place ½ cup powdered sugar in a bowl and roll the warm cookies, one-at-a-time, in the sugar. Return them to the still-hot baking sheet to cool another 5 minutes. Roll the cookies with a second coating of powdered sugar. Allow to completely dry.
- If a third coat of powdered sugar is desired, place powdered sugar in a small wire sieve and sprinkle it over the cookies.
Last step! Don’t forget to show me a pic of what you made! Upload an image or tag me @thecookierookie on Instagram!
Becky’s tips
- Be sure to work with cold ingredients and keep the Nutella balls and the cookie dough very cold to avoid melting.
- Feel free to stuff your cookies with peanut butter, almond butter, or cookie butter instead.
- Use walnuts or hazelnuts in place of pecans for a different flavor.
Nutrition Information
