Gluten-Free White Chocolate Macadamia Snowballs
Jan 06, 2026 07:54 AM
Get ready to fall in love with white chocolate macadamia snowballs! These holiday cookies are a delightful twist on classic Mexican wedding cookies, with a melt-in-your-mouth texture and perfectly balanced sweetness. And they’re gluten-free with a simple 1:1 flour swap!
Not to blow the surprise or anything, but you’re about to discover your new favorite holiday cookie! If you love traditional snowball cookies (aka Mexican Wedding Cookies), you’ll adore this white chocolate macadamia spin. With the same irresistibly buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture and festive powdered-sugar coating, they’re everything you crave from the classic…just with macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips instead of walnuts.
Sweet but not too sweet, this recipe proves just how wonderfully versatile snowball cookies can be. Plus, they’re easily made gluten-free with a basic 1:1 flour blend, so that everyone can enjoy them. New cookie jar fave? I think so!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ½ cup (58 grams) powdered sugar plus more for rolling
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ cups (260 grams) gluten-free 1:1 flour or all-purpose flour
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup macadamia nuts chopped
Prep Time:
25 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
65 minutes
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