Snowball Cookies
These snowball cookies are simply irresistible. It's sure to become a go-to during the holiday season, but you'll want to make this snowball cookie recipe all year long.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter (1 cup)
- powdered sugar (0.5 cup)
- vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
- all-purpose flour (2.25 cups)
- very finely chopped pecans (1 cup)
- salt (0.25 teaspoon)
- powdered sugar (0.33 cup)
Instructions
- Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat butter, 1/2 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 1/3 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.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 63
- fat: 4 g
- sats: 2 g
- carbs: 6 g
- fibre: 0 g
- protein: 1 g
- salt: 0.009 g