Last Updated on November 2, 2024 by Kimberly Stroh

There are many types of cookies, but I keep returning to snowballs. They’re a melt-in-your-mouth cookie that’s rolled in powdered sugar. This Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookie recipe has rich flavors of creamy peanut butter, semi-sweet miniature chocolate chips, and then finished in powdered sugar. The end result is a soft crumbly cookie that melts with your first bite.

The powdered sugar is what makes a snowball cookie! They look like little snowballs when they’re done. They have a really unique texture because they’re so soft. Unlike other drop cookies, they don’t spread when baking.

If it’s the holiday season, I also love my No-Bake Brandy Snowball Cookies recipe or my Pumpkin Snowball Cookies. For the springtime, I’m all about the Lemon Coconut Snowball Cookies. There are so many varieties to pick from!

Kitchen Tools You’ll Need For This Recipe

For this recipe, you can use a standing kitchen mixer or an electric hand mixer. Either works well. For baking, you’ll need silicone baking mats or parchment paper. I prefer silicone baking mats because they help the cookies bake evenly. Any shallow bowl for rolling the cookies in powdered sugar will do.

Tips For Making Snowball Cookies

Snowball Cookies have a crumbly cookie dough texture. After the dough has been mixed, you might feel like the dough isn’t coming together. It will once you roll them into balls! When the cookies get out of the oven, they are delicate. Make sure they’re cooled for five minutes before rolling them for the first time in powdered sugar. That will help them be more sturdy.

Gently roll them in powdered sugar, let them cool, and roll again. I always toss a few extra teaspoons of powdered sugar into the airtight food storage container to help keep them coated.

Recipe Substitutions

There are several recipe substitutions you can make. Salted butter works if you don’t have unsalted butter. Miniature chocolate chips work best and I do not recommend regular-size chips. Jif or Skippy brands of creamy peanut butter are best. Do NOT use a natural creamy butter because it has a high oil content.

How To Store Leftovers

Powdered Sugar melts easily with heat. Store the cookies in an airtight food storage container and keep them away from direct heat. For the best freshness, enjoy the cookies within 5-7 days. If you want to freeze the cookies, toss them into a freezer bag.

The cookies can be kept frozen for up to three months. Let them thaw on the countertop to room temperature before enjoying. Toss them in powdered sugar as needed.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookie Ingredients:

• Unsalted Butter
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Granulated Sugar
• Vanilla Extract
• All-Purpose Flour
• Powdered Sugar

How To Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat (or parchment paper). In a mixer, beat together the butter, creamy peanut butter, and granulated sugar.

Next, beat in the flour, while occasionally scraping the sides of the bowl, and the vanilla extract. Stir in the miniature chocolate chips.

Scoop the cookies into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake for 18 minutes until they are slightly golden brown.

Cool the cookies for 5 minutes. Add your powdered sugar to a shallow dish. Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar.

Let the cookies cool completely and roll a second time if needed. Store the cookies in an airtight container.