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December 12, 2016 6 Comments

Grinch Snowball Cookies

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These Grinch Snowball Cookies are sure to become your new holiday favorite | cookingwithcurls.com

“You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch! You really are a heel. You’re as cuddly as a cactus”…LOL, that always cracks me up! Well these Grinch Snowball Cookies are buttery, delicious, and packed full of chopped pistachios and cranberries for a holiday treat that everyone will love…even Mr. Grinch!!

These Grinch Snowball Cookies are sure to become your new holiday favorite | cookingwithcurls.com

Russian Teacakes are one of my all-time favorite cookies, so I decided a make a couple of changes and turn them into the perfect holiday Grinch Snowball Cookies…..

You definitely won't mind these Grinch Snowball Cookies coming your way this winter! They are buttery little gems filled with chopped pistachios and cranberries | cookingwithcurls.com

And after seeing all of the snowy pictures on facebook this weekend, I am still happy to make these my “only” snowballs this winter. 😉

Change up your holiday cookie selection this year with these fun Grinch Snowball Cookies | cookingwithcurls.com

How to make Grinch Snowball Cookies:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla…..

Grinch Snowballs butter cookingwithcurls.com

Add flour, salt, and food coloring {if using}. Mix in chopped pistachios until dough holds together…..

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Stir in the chopped cranberries…..

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Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes, until set but not brown…..

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Immediately remove from pan, one by one,  and roll in powdered sugar…..

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Let cool completely. Roll cookies in powdered sugar one more time to thoroughly coat…..

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and serve to your eagerly waiting family and friends, lol

These Grinch Snowball Cookies are just as delicious as their cousin the Russian Teacakes, but get their flavor from pistachios and chopped cranberries | cookingwithcurls.com

Yummy!!

Notes:

  • The only shelled pistachios that I could find were roasted & salted…so I omitted the sea salt when I made them. Trust me, those are salty enough!
  • Pistachios are much harder to finely chop, so I recommend using a food processor!
  • Yes, you will burn your fingertips a bit when rolling the hot out of the oven cookies in powdered sugar…but it is worth it. The sugar melts onto the cookies and make the glue that hold the second coating on and gives them their awesome, snowy appearance.
  • I wanted  mine to be green, but it is not mandatory if you are avoiding food coloring…it just makes them fun and different. 😉
  • These cookie do not spread, so you can put them closer together on your baking sheets…but I still end up using 3 pans.
  • Placing the coated cookies on a wire rack keeps the bottoms from sticking and allows them to cool faster…so you can eat them faster!

I did not want to go overboard with the cranberries and risk adding to much moisture to these cookies, so I went with 1/3 of a cup. It is enough to add a slight citrus zing, without being over powering or chewy. 😉

Some additional Grinch recipes to brighten your holidays:

Grinch Hot Chocolate

Grinch Puppy Chow – for Max 😉

Grinch Who-Punch

Grinch Popcorn

These Cranberry Orange Pistachio Cookies are the perfect way to use up your extra ingredients…hint, hint…

Enjoy!!

These Grinch Snowball Cookies are sure to become your new holiday favorite | cookingwithcurls.com

Grinch Snowball Cookies

Everyone's favorite Russian Teacakes got a makeover! These Grinch Snowball Cookies are packed with flavor and ready to party!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookies, grinch, recipe, cranberries, pistachios
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 48 Cookies
Calories: 73kcal
Author: Lisa Johnson

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar (plus more for rolling)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt **
  • green gel food coloring (optional)
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pistachios
  • 1/3 cup chopped, dried cranberries

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla.
  • Add flour, salt, and food coloring {if using}.
  • Mix in chopped pistachios until dough holds together.
  • Stir in the chopped cranberries.
  • Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased or parchment paper lined baking sheets.
  • Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
  • Remove from pan and roll in powdered sugar. Let cool completely.
  • Roll cookies in powdered sugar one more time to thoroughly coat.

Notes

  • The only shelled pistachios that I could find were roasted & salted…so I omitted the sea salt when I made them. Trust me, those are salty enough!
  • Pistachios are much harder to finely chop, so I recommend using a food processor!
  • Yes, you will burn your fingertips a bit when rolling the hot out of the oven cookies in powdered sugar…but it is worth it. The sugar melts onto the cookies and make the glue that hold the second coating on and gives them their awesome, snowy appearance.
  • I wanted  mine to be green, but it is not mandatory if you are avoiding food coloring…it just makes them fun and different. ?
  • These cookie do not spread, so you can put them closer together on your baking sheets…but I still end up using 3 pans.
  • Placing the coated cookies on a wire rack keeps the bottoms from sticking and allows them to cool faster…so you can eat them faster!
**if using Roasted & Salted Pistachios, omit the salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 27mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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  1. Deb A says

    December 14, 2016 at 6:54 pm

    I have loved all your Grinch recipes this year Lisa!

    Reply
    • Leanne says

      December 17, 2016 at 7:22 pm

      Love this recipe -can they be frozen?

      Reply
  2. melanie says

    December 17, 2016 at 1:39 am

    How to make snowball cookies better? Make them green, of course. I got pistachios today so I am going to make them tomorrow. I found some in with the baking nuts… but they were almost $10.00 a bag. That was at Walmart but I’m hoping they will, be cheaper on base at the commissary!

    Reply
  3. Jan says

    December 18, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    I love this!! Thanks for sharing at Our Mini Linky Party!

    Reply
  4. Dee says

    December 14, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Pecans or Pistachios? Your ingredients say one thing and your directions say another????

    Reply
    • Lisa Johnson says

      December 15, 2018 at 3:03 pm

      It is pistachios Dee. Sorry about that, I copied the instructions from my Pecan Snowballs recipe and didn’t catch it. 😉

      Reply

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