I love making beautiful, detailed sugar cookies. In fact I consider it a great day when I get to listen to the radio and decorate cookies for 6 hours straight. But those days are a luxury, and often I’m pressed for time, but still want to make something special. I was recently making some labor intensive Christmas cookies, and I needed some little cookies to add to the mix… how about snowballs! Every once in a while I come up with an idea I think is pretty clever… don’t burst my bubble if you don’t agree! =) These are about the simplest cookies you could ever make, but I still think they are quite cute, and with some special packaging make a pretty sweet gift.
~ How to make simple snowball cookies ~
1. You’ll need to make a batch of Sugar Cookies. I cut mine with a 1 1/2 inch round cutter, I think any size from 1-2 inches would work great.
2. Prepare some white (uncolored) royal icing. Fill a piping bag (fitted with a #2 or #3 tip) with medium consistency icing (about the consistency of a thick syrup).
3. Flood a few cookies at a time, then while they are still wet (hold each one over a paper plate) sprinkle with white sanding sugar. Set aside and allow to fully dry (4-8 hours).
4. For an additional touch of shimmer, feel free to sprinkle a tiny bit of disco dust over the cookies (I didn’t use any this time).
To package these snowball cookies I filled small glass jars (these are from Wal-Mart), and embellished the jars with several pretty ribbons and a cute tag. I considered several different tag sayings including “Snowball fight ammo.” I think these would be super cute gifts to send to people you love that never see snow at Christmas (including many in the military). For shipping, I would add white mini marshmallows in the jars to keep the cookies from shaking (and to add to the snowy look).
Happy snowball making!
Bea @ CancunCOOKIES says
These are so cute… love the pics!
adozeneggs says
So funny that you posted these! I just made some for a Hello Kitty/Penguin platter today. I love the simple snowball.
As usual, Love your pics!!
Maria says
SO pretty! Love these!
Lark (SparkyLarky)@ Lark's Country Heart says
I love the look of these! Perfect for the Cookie Exchange Party!
Sue says
One of the cutest, cleverest cookies ever! That fact that they are so easy make them ever better:) Love the packaging!
Nat says
Perfect!!! I finally found the perfect Xmas present for some of my coworkers!!! Thanks for the great idea!
sue says
I think they look great, I have done these with all different colours. I think the white looks so clean and classy. I love them!
Amalia says
These look awesome! I'm sure they taste even better 🙂 I think this would make a perfect Christmas gift, especially because the packaging is so beautiful! Great recipe, they look really delicious!
ButterYum says
Actually, it's a really cute idea…. especially when you're pressed for time. Cute packaging too.
🙂
ButterYum
Elfcrafts says
yummy! Your cookies look delicious and so pretty xx