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Chai Spiced Snowballs

December 12, 2016

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Chai-Spiced Snowballs are as easy to make as the classic version, but they are loaded with warm holiday spices from inside to out! You will adore this incredibly delicious spin on the classic.

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Heeeeey, another Monday is here. *Frowns* Who is bummed that it’s Monday? I know I’m not the only one. I hope to sweeten your day though with some fun news. Two pieces of news, actually.

First, it’s the final day of 12 Days of Christmas giveaways, and if you haven’t already entered, make sure you do! It’s CASH! We can all use extra cash, especially during the holidays.

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Second, it’s SNOWBALL WEEK. I am sharing different Snowball recipes every day this week. I told a friend over the weekend that I was doing this, and she said “How many kinds of Snowballs can there be?” Unlimited! That’s your answer. I’m sharing 5 different versions, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, my friend. Maybe I’ll do another series next year. Let me know how you like it, and we’ll go from there. Sound good?

I chose to do this series with Snowballs because 1. they are versatile, 2. we adore them in my family, and 3. I noticed that lots of readers adore them too! Everybody wins.

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I told another friend about Snowball week, and she was thrilled. Of course, she benefited greatly from it because I had about 15 dozen Snowballs after working on this series (I made them all in a day, along with three additional cookie recipes!!!), and I gave her a bunch.

I’m still rolling in Snowballs over here though, and it’s been a fine holiday season already, if you ask me.

Aside from Cracked Top Ginger Cookies, Snowballs are a cookie that we make every single year at Christmas. And we always double the recipe, at a minimum. Over the years, we’ve learned that it’s really my Mom, Gma, and I that love them the most, and the three of us end up eating most of them. We are totally okay with this.

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Incidentally, I shared our classic Snowballs recipe three years ago!! Wait til you see those pictures. Truly mortifying. I usually insist that people don’t go and look, but you should go and look. It’ll give you a good chuckle on this Monday.

I think the best thing about Snowball cookies is their simplicity. It’s all about the melt-in-your-mouth texture, and the sweetness. Super basic ingredients, nothing extraordinary in the basic recipe – just shortening, powdered sugar, and flour – but they come together to make an extraordinary cookie!

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I’m sharing my personal favorite of the 5 for the first day of Snowball week. These Chai-Spiced Snowballs. They sound simple, but damn are those spices incredible together. The cardamom and cloves particularly shine, and I can never get enough of those warm spices.

And if you’re a person that loves chai tea or chai lattes, and that’s definitely me, then these cookies are definitely for you too. I froze a bunch of Snowballs and I keep eating these Chai-Spiced ones straight from the freezer. They are just too good to stay away from. All it takes is a few spices to transform classic Snowballs into these Chai-Spiced Snowballs, and you will be delighted at this delicious version.

I hope you’ll come back for the rest of Snowball week!

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Chai Spiced Snowballs

Chai-Spiced Snowballs are as easy to make as the classic version, but they are loaded with warm holiday spices from inside to out!
Course Cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 36 cookies
Author Sarah @ The Gold Lining Girl

Ingredients

  • 1 c. shortening
  • 2 c. powdered sugar divided
  • 2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. cardamom divided
  • 1 tsp. allspice divided
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon divided
  • 1 tsp. clove divided
  • 2 tsp. ginger divided
  • 2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening, 1/2 c. powdered sugar, flour, 1 tsp. cardamom, 1/2 tsp. allspice, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. clove, 1 tsp. ginger, and vanilla, until well-combined.
  2. Shape into scant 1-inch balls.
  3. Place balls two inches apart on parchment paper or silicone mat-lined cookie sheets.
  4. Bake at 325 degrees for 20-22 minutes, or until they appear set.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining powdered sugar and remaining spices.
  6. Immediately from the oven, carefully (they're fragile when hot, and they break easily) roll the cookies in powdered sugar. (PLEASE SEE NOTES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON DUNKING THE COOKIES!)
  7. Move to wire racks to cool completely.

Recipe Notes

For dunking snowballs, I like to arrange the powdered sugar in a large deep dish pie plate. I use two small forks to lift the cookies from the cookie sheet, and then I set them in the pie plate, and basically bury them in powdered sugar using the forks to 'scoop' it over the tops of the snowballs. I usually can fit 5 or 6 at a time in the pie plate, so I'm not doing this one by one. I let them sit for a minute so that the sugar melts on the surface of the cookie, and it does a better job of sticking. I also don't really try to remove any excess. It usually 'sets' on the cookies pretty well as they cool.

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  1. Ashley says

    December 18, 2016 at 6:46 am

    These sound amazing. Chai spices are my favorite. Pinning for later!

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  2. Sammi Ricke says

    December 20, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    These look really yummy! I have never made “snowball” cookies, but I sure do love eating them 🙂 This chai variety looks especially delicious. Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  3. Marilyn Lesniak says

    December 22, 2016 at 9:33 am

    Thank you for sharing your wonderful post at #OverTheMoon. I look forward to what you will share next week! Do something special. Give yourself a standing ovation today! We hope you’ll come back again January 8 when we open our doors at 6:00 PM EST. Pinned and tweeted!

    Reply
  4. shelley says

    December 23, 2016 at 9:44 am

    These look tasty! Thanks for sharing at Over the Moon. We look forward to seeing what you share with us in the new year. Have a Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  5. Charlene Asay says

    December 24, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    MMM yummy. I bet this are so great! Thanks for linking up with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party. Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  6. Heidi says

    December 25, 2016 at 11:28 pm

    Fun idea to have a “snowball week”. Didn’t know it was such a yummy versatile cookie! Thanks for linking up with Funtastic Friday!

    Reply
  7. Miz Helen says

    December 27, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    5 stars
    We will just love your Chai Spiced Snowballs, they look amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe with us at Full Plate Thursday! Hope you are having a wonderful week and hope to see you soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  8. Hil says

    January 1, 2017 at 9:02 pm

    I always found snowballs to be a little boring and bland, I bet if it was chair spiced I wouldn’t feel that way!!

    Thanks for sharing at #bloggerspotlight!

    Reply

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