Best Snowball Cookies
These Best Snowball Cookies are soft, buttery treats with a rich, nutty flavor from pecans, perfect for the holidays.
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- baking sheets
- wire racks
- shallow bowl
Ingredients
Butter and Sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup very finely chopped pecans
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar or more as needed
Instructions
Preparation
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
- Gradually mix in flour, pecans, and salt until completely incorporated.
- Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are light golden brown but tops are still pale, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and let sit on the baking sheets briefly before removing to wire racks.
- Place ⅓ cup powdered sugar in a shallow bowl; roll hot cookies in sugar to coat, then return to the wire racks to cool.
- Once cooled, roll cookies in the powdered sugar once more.
Notes
For a festive twist, add ¼ cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes to the confectioners' sugar used for the final dusting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 63kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 9mgPotassium: 14mgCalcium: 3mg
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