Peanut Butter Snowballs Recipe (No Bake Truffles) (2024)

FAQs

Why are my snowball cookies spreading? ›

If you found your cookies to spread too much in the oven, there are a host of things that can cause this. Your butter could be too warm. You may have improperly measured the flour or the sugar (use that scoop and level method!). You could have placed the dough balls on a sheet pan that was warm.

Using a wooden spoon, stir 3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar into chocolate until dissolved. Gradually add 3 eggs, lightly beaten, stirring until well combined. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 1/2 tsp baking powder and mix until a smooth dough.

Why do my snowball cookies go flat? These snowball cookies should not flatten. If they do it's likely the dough wasn't chilled long enough and the ingredients were too warm to begin with so they spread. It's also possible you accidentally measured the ingredients incorrectly!

Oven Is Not Hot Enough

Cookies spread while baking because the fats in the dough melt. If your oven isn't set to a high enough temperature, this won't happen. Make sure that your oven has preheated to the appropriate temperature before baking.

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1) Don't grease your baking pan — line it instead

“For the best results, choose a silicone baking mat or parchment paper to line your pan,” Dawn recommends. “Simply greasing your pan — basically adding fat to it — will encourage your cookies to spread.” (Check out our side-by-side test baking to see for yourself.)

Another possible fix is to add some additional flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough is slightly stiffer and doesn't spread. 2. Butter or margarine is too soft. Never soften your butter in the microwave because it can easily be over-softened.

Fat content: The fat in cookies, usually butter or oil, melts during baking and spreads out. This creates a thinner and wider cookie. Heat: As the cookies bake, the heat causes the dough to soften and the air pockets within the dough to expand.

What caused my cookies to spread? ›

Excess Sugar and Fat

Measuring is key in baking. If your cookie contains excess sugar or fat, it will spread while baking. If your first batch of cookies spreads, try adding a few tablespoons of flour to help thicken the remaining dough.