Snowball Cookies
Snowball Cookies
Powdered sugar-dusted snowball cookies are a favorite Christmas cookie recipe. Better yet, these pecan-filled cookies are scrumptious all year round!
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30 min
Prep Time
1 hr 45 min
Total Time
48
cookies Ingredients
8 ounces (2 cups) pecans
2 cups all-purpose flour
14 teaspoon salt
1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
14 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 cup powdered sugar
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 325°F.
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STEP 2
Process pecans in food processor until finely chopped. Transfer chopped pecans to bowl; stir in flour and salt. Set aside.
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STEP 3
Cream butter and granulated sugar in medium bowl 2 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add nut mixture. Beat just until dough is combined.
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STEP 4
Working with 1 tablespoon dough, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
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STEP 5
Place powdered sugar into shallow bowl; roll cooled cookies in sugar to coat. Store in airtight container. If necessary, re-roll cookies in powdered sugar before serving.
Tip #1
Pecans can be purchased as halves or pieces. Using the food processor to chop the pecans delivers the best results for this cookie. It will give you just the right amount of finely chopped nuts and nut crumbs, creating a not-too-dry dough that gives the finished cookies a delicate texture.
Tip #2
These cookies have many names depending on where you live! Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cakes and snowballs are all similar cookies with just slight variations.
130 Calories
10 Fat (g)
15 Cholesterol (mg)
50 Sodium (mg)
11 Carbohydrates (g)
0 Dietary Fiber
1 Protein (g)
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