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