Snowball Cookies

Buttery Shortbread cookies loaded with chopped pecans and rolled in powder sugar.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 107 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 Tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to over cook or get to brown: it's better to undercook them than overcook them.
While cookies are still hot, using a fork, roll them in additional confectioners' sugar. Place on cooling rack. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more. This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies.

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Notes

You can also roll them in crushed candy canes for the Holidays.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 55mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g