Ms. Daniels’ Den

Lead Mine Elementary School 4th Grade

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Snowball Cookies

Materials

  • *2 1/2 cups flour
  • *1/4 teaspoon salt
  • *1 cup butter or margarine
  • *1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • *1 teaspoon vanilla
  • *measuring cups
  • *measuring spoons
  • *large bowl
  • *medium bowl
  • *large spoon
  • *two cookie sheets
  • *waxed paper
  • *hand-held mixer (optional)
  • Makes about 36 Snowball Cookies

Preparation

1.  Prepare a cookie center with all the materials assembled.

2.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Steps to Follow

1.  Measure the correct amount of flour and salt and pour both into a medium bowl.

2.  Then  measure the correct amount of powdered sugar and pour it into the large bowl.

3.  Add the correct amount of butter to the bowl of powdered sugar and mix until creamy.

4.  Measure the correct amount of vanilla and mix it into the sugar and butter mixture.

5.  Add the flour mixture and fold it in.

6.  Shape the dough into balls by rolling it with your palm on waxed paper.  Place the snowballs on a cookie sheet.

7.  An adult bakes the cookies for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F.

8.  Once the cookies are baked, an adult rolls them in powdered sugar immediately after taking them out of the oven.

9.  Pour powdered sugar into a medium bowl.  Once the cookies have cooled, reroll the cookies in the sugar.

10.  Enjoy!!