Snowball Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

These nut and butter cookie with a sugar coating are great for the holidays when sampling lots of cookies. Just pop one in your mouth and enjoy!

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
2 Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt; mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
3 Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.