Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies
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- 3/4 cup (175 mL) room temperature butter
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) Redpath Granulated White Sugar
- 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) baking powder
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tsp. (2 mL) vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) almond extract
- 1 3/4 cups (425 mL) flour
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) mini or regular-sized semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Redpath Icing Sugar for dusting
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C).
2. Beat butter in mixing bowl on medium speed for 30 seconds or use a wooden spoon.
3. Add sugar and mix well.
4. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla and almond extracts.
5. In a separate bowl mix flour and baking powder. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
6. Shape dough into 1-inch (3 cm) balls and place balls on cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 15 - 17 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Remove cookies and cool slightly.
8. In a small bowl, gently shake a few warm cookies at a time in Redpath Icing Sugar. Cool completely. Sift additional icing sugar on top of cookies.
Makes about 2 dozen (more or less depending on how big or small you make them).
