What would you say if we have a little glass of liquor along with today’s Cookie Friday cookies? Can’t hurt, right?! I mean… the weekend almost started. Come on! ;) Maybe some liquor in the cookies as well? That would be even better. Luckily I am a forward-thinking baker and got that covered already. These little Chocolate Snowballs got some Baileys* inside ;)
I love baking with some booze here and there – some of you might have noticed already. Using a creamy liquor like Baileys works always well cause it’s perfect in combination with chocolate… and I love to bake with chocolate ;) Both is great in cakes and cupcakes or as well in these Christmas cookies here. Not sure though if I should call them Christmas Cookies or just balls of joy with chocolate and baileys ;) My bf said they look like “dirty snowballs”… well, he is kind of right!
Along with the Chocolate Snowballs I got something special today. A little reindeer wanted to join. Guess it was looking forward to getting some Baileys… I hope he (let’s call him Rudi) is not regretting at some point coming to my kitchen ;P
Just kidding. The reindeer is right now sold along with a bottle of Baileys on real.de* in a limited edition. You can use the reindeers as a nice Christmas decoration but the main idea behind them is to use them as a cup for the liquor… And here we are Rudi. Do you still want to join our little get together? ;) Well – I hope he won’t notice if somebody cuts of bites off the top and fills him up with ice and baileys. The package says to add some whipped cream on top, but I think that makes Rudi look a bit weird… as if his wig was snatched and put back on ;P
Well, if you are in Berlin this weekend, you got the chance to meet Rudi and his reindeer friends at Holy Shit Shopping* (that’s kind of a Christmas market) at the Arena and have a drink or two from Baileys – they will be there on the 8th and 9th of December. You can definitely meet me there for one, two, three… drinks. Just kidding. One is probably enough. Always drink responsibly: www.DrinkIQ.com*.
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the dough:
1/2 cup (120g) butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup (40g) confectioners’ sugar
1 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
0.7 oz. (20g) cocoa powder
1 tsp. instant coffee powder
pinch of salt
1 tbsp. Baileys or Baileys Chocolat Luxe
1/2 cup (90g) small semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the coating:
1 cup (130g) confectioners’ sugar
Für den Teig:
120g weiche Butter
40g Puderzucker
160g Mehl (Type 405)
20g Kakao
1 TL Instant Kaffeepulver
Prise Salz
1 EL Baileys oder Baileys Chocolat Luxe
90g Schokoladendrops
Zum Bestäuben:
130g Puderzucker
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Add the butter and confectioners’ sugar to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Mix the flour with cocoa powder, instant coffee powder, and salt in a separate bowl until well combined. Add together with the Baileys to the large bowl with the butter and mix until just combined. Add the chocolate chips and fold in. Make balls in the size of small walnuts and place with enough space in between on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down for 4-5 Minutes. Roll the balls in the confectioners’ sugar (be careful not to break them). To get a nice coating, roll them in two steps in the confectioners’ sugar – first when they are still warm and for a second time (or third time), when they are cooled down. Let cool down completely on a wire rack and store in a tin box with layers of paper between the cookies.
2. Die Butter mit dem Puderzucker in einer großen Schüssel hell und luftig aufschlagen. Das Mehl mit dem Kakao, Instant Kaffeepulver und Salz vermischen und dann zusammen mit dem Baileys zur Schüssel dazugeben und alles nur kurz zu einem glatte Teig verarbeiten. Die Schokoladendrops unterheben und dann etwa walnussgroße Kugeln formen und mit etwas Abstand auf das vorbereitete Blech setzen. Für 8-10 Minuten backen. Aus dem Ofen holen und auf dem Blech für 4-5 Minuten abkühlen lassen und dann im Puderzucker rollen, damit sie komplett bedeckt sind. Die Puderzuckerschicht, hält am besten, wenn man es in mehreren Runden macht. Die erste Schicht, wenn sie noch warm sind und die nächste Schicht, wenn sie schon etwas ausgekühlt sind (eventuell auch ein drittes Mal) – dann bekommt man eine schönere “weiße Beschichtung” hin ;) Auf einem Kuchengitter komplett auskühlen lassen und erst dann in einer Keksdose mit Butterbrotpapier zwischen den Schichten lagern.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
Chocolate Snowballs with Baileys
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 60
- Yield: 15 1x
Description
Delicious Christmas cookies with Baileys, coffee and a lot of chocolate. The perfect little bite… well, two bites actually ;)
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1/2 cup (120g) butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup (40g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (160g) all-purpose flour
- 0.7 oz. (20g) cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. instant coffee powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp. Baileys or Baileys Chocolat Luxe
- 1/2 cup (90g) small semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the coating
- 1 cup (130g) confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside.
- Add the butter and confectioners’ sugar to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy. Mix the flour with cocoa powder, instant coffee powder, and salt in a separate bowl until well combined. Add together with the Baileys to the large bowl with the butter and mix until just combined. Add the chocolate chips and fold in. Make balls in the size of small walnuts and place with enough space in between on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down for 4-5 Minutes. Roll the balls in the confectioners’ sugar (be careful not to break them). To get a nice coating, roll them in two steps in the confectioners’ sugar – first when they are still warm and for a second time (or third time), when they are cooled down. Let cool down completely on a wire rack and store in a tin box with layers of paper between the cookies.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!
*I have partnered with Baileys to bring you this delicious snowballs. That is why I have to declare this here in Germany as Advertising. All I wrote in this article is still based on my own opinion and has not been affected by anybody :)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
