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Butterball Cookies
Butterball Cookies have a buttery, melt-in-your-mouth taste and texture.
Servings 36
Calories 104kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar divided, ½ cup for the dough, the other ½ cup for the cinnamon sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon divided, 1 tablespoon for the dough, one for the cinnamon sugar
- 2 sticks butter unsalted, chilled, cubed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup dried cherries coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.
- Combine flour, salt, and ½ cup powdered sugar (reserve the other half) into a large bowl and cut in butter. Add 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and vanilla extracts.
- Use an electric mixer (dough hook attachment) to knead the dough until well combined. Fold in chocolate chips and dried cherries.
- Use a cookie scoop to measure 1-inch balls. Shape dough balls until smooth and place onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes. Transfer cookies onto a wire cooling rack. Cool for 10 minutes.
- Sift the remaining ½ cup of powdered sugar into a shallow bowl and combine with the remaining 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
- Roll lightly cooled cookie balls in the cinnamon sugar until well coated. Return to the wire rack and let cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 217IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg