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Plate of snowball cookies

Snowball Cookies

Buttery Shortbread cookies loaded with chopped pecans and rolled in powder sugar.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
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.

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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
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