Snowball Cookies
These Snowball Cookies melt in your mouth! They're sweet, buttery, nutty and so delicious. A perfect treat for your Christmas cookie tray this year!
Servings 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 cup finely ground pecans
- 1/2 cup icing sugar (confectioner's sugar or powdered sugar)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup extra icing sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
- Using a stand mixer cream together the butter and icing sugar until smooth and fluffy (I just use the paddle attachment).1 cup butter, 1/2 cup icing sugar
- Mix in the ground pecans and vanilla.1 cup finely ground pecans, 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Mix in the flour.2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- Shape the cookie dough into 1 inch cookie balls and lay them out on the prepared baking sheet. It is a crumbly dough but don't worry, it can easily be pressed into balls.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes. The cookies should be very very lightly golden brown.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
- Once the balls have cooled to the touch, roll them in the icing sugar.1/2 cup extra icing sugar for rolling
- Enjoy!
Notes
Recipe Tip! Right before you serve these Snowball Cookies, lightly dust them with more icing sugar.