No Bake Coconut Snowball Cookies

A decorative silver bowl full of coconut cookies.

5 from 1 vote

This easy, no-bake white chocolate coconut snowball cookie recipe has only 3 ingredients and makes a quick, hassle-free, scrumptious last-minute Christmas party treat!

Prep Time2

Cook Time8

Cooling Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: International

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: cookies

Calories: 78kcal

Author: Genevieve Morrison

Equipment

1 Pyrex measuring cup
1 small pot - a little bit bigger than the measuring cup
1 mixing spoon
1 parchment-lined baking sheet - or Silpat-lined baking sheet

Ingredients

1 cup white chocolate chips
1½ cups Cap’n Crunch cereal
½ cup sweetened coconut flakes - and a bit more for sprinkling

Instructions

Place 8 oz. white chocolate chips in a Pyrex measuring cup and place the measuring cup in a pot. Fill the pot with water just up to the 8 oz. mark on your measuring cup. Be VERY careful not to get any water into the cup with water or it may not melt properly.
Turn the heat to MEDIUM-LOW and melt chocolate for about 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly melted.
In a large mixing bowl, add 1½ cups Cap’n Crunch and ½ cup sweetened coconut flakes. Pour in melted chocolate. Give everything a nice stir.
Spoon a small snowball-size mound onto a parchment-lined (or Silpat-lined) baking sheet. Sprinkle each one with a little more coconut and refrigerate for about 15-20 minutes, until the chocolate has cooled completely, and serve.

Notes

If you want to microwave the chocolate, instead of melting on stovetop, place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until fully melted. 1 cup should take about 1-2 minutes.

If you have a double boiler, you can use that instead of the measuring cup.

These cookies will stay “fresh” for long time. In fact, I’m not sure I can say exactly how long. Each ingredient is shelf stable for at least a year. Just be sure to store them in a container with a lid so the coconut doesn’t get dry.

If any water gets in that chocolate while it’s melting, it will quickly “curdle” and harden and turn into the most inedible consistency, so be very careful not to let a drop enter that melting cup.

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