Chocolate Butterball Cookies
These chocolate butterball cookies make a delicious weekend treat. They’re also great holiday cookies!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 48 1x
- Category: Cookies, Chocolate
- Method: Bake
Ingredients
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- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1 tablespoon half-and-half or cream
- 6 ounces (12 tablespoons) butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- sifted powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Melt the chocolate over low heat or over simmering water; stir the cream into the chocolate and set aside to cool.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla and the cooled chocolate. Blend in the flour and salt until blended. fold the nuts into the cookie dough.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes.
- Cool completely. Gently roll the butterball cookies in sifted powdered sugar.