12 Days of Cookies – Butter Ball Cookies

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

12 Days of Cookies – Butter Ball Cookies

These cookies are very similar to the Chocolate Chip Snowballs I made on Day 6 of my 12 Days of Cookies, except they have no chocolate chips in them. I found this dough to be way too crumbly to form into balls. I had to add a little over a teaspoon of water to the dough to be able to work with it. These are one of my stepmom’s favorite holiday cookies, so I decided to add it to the 12 Days of Cookies. Again, I made a 1/2 batch and I got 12 cookies.

I took these to work and brought them to my last day of Spanish class (yes, I’m trying to learn Spanish. If anyone knows Spanish and wants to help me practice, let me know!) Our professor told us to bring treats if we wanted. My class only has 5 people in it, so this half batch provided the perfect number of cookies.

Butter Ball Cookies – from Cooks.com – makes 2 dozen1 1/2 c. nuts – I used walnuts
1 c. flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. soft butter
1/4 tsp. salt
Powdered sugar

Chop nuts very fine. Put into mixing bowl.

Add all remaining ingredients (I creamed the butter and sugar, then added the rest of the ingredients and stirred by hand). Chill dough 1/2 hour.

Form dough 1 inch into balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set (not brown).

Cool and roll in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen cookies.

My 12 Days of Cookies:Day 1: Lumberjacks
Day 2: Peppermint Sandies
Day 3: The great Sugar Cookie Debate
Day 4: Fudge
Day 5: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Day 6: Chocolate Chip Snowballs
Day 7: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Day 8: Snickerdoodles
Day 9: Candy Cane & Mint Kiss Cookies
Day 10: Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies

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12 Responses to “Blueberry White Chocolate Cookies”

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Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) — July 26, 2013 at 8:10 am
Those are some very lovely cookies! I want these for breakfast! They have blueberries right?
- beantownbaker — July 26th, 2013 @ 9:44 am
  
  I could totally justify eating them for breakfast. They have oats too!
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Cate @ Chez CateyLou — July 29, 2013 at 12:49 pm
I love using fresh berries in cakes and breads – I don’t know why I have never tried them in a cookie! Yours look delicious, thanks for the inspiration!
- beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 5:48 pm
  
  Any time! It’s rare to see fresh fruit in cookies.
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Tammela — July 30, 2013 at 8:42 pm
I never would have though of putting fresh blueberries into cookies…I gravitate toward scones/muffins/cake, but these just may have convinced me to try cookies!
- beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 8:43 pm
  
  I know – you just never see them in cookies. Definitely give these a shot.
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Nutmeg Nanny — July 30, 2013 at 9:30 pm

Oh goodness, these cookies look incredible 🙂 I love blueberries!
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Laura — August 3, 2013 at 12:01 am
LOVE the idea of fresh blueberries in a cookie like this. Have any tipes to keep from smashing the blueberries when adding them? 🙂 Pinning now!
- beantownbaker — August 4th, 2013 @ 6:44 pm
  
  Thanks for pinning this 🙂 Just be careful when you stir the berries in. They shouldn’t smash unless you’re really heavy handed.
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Helena — August 15, 2013 at 1:51 pm
Had to comment on these, I made some earlier in the week as I had some fresh blueberries to use up – they were so easy and quick to make and delicious. Definitely worth a go.
- beantownbaker — August 16th, 2013 @ 8:19 am
  
  So glad you made them and enjoyed them. I love an easy cookie recipe!
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Lynna — August 20, 2013 at 8:31 pm

These cookies look fabulous! I can`t wait to get my hands on some blueberries and trying this out!