Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies
Sweet, lovely Snowball Cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie! Made with just 6 ingredients, these cookies are buttery, loaded with little bits of pecans, and are melt in your mouth delicious.
Servings: 35 cookies
Calories: 112kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup confectioners sugar
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar to roll cookies in
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a hand mixer, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and mix. Add the flour, and salt and mix until incorporated.
- Gently fold in pecans. Using a #40 (about 1 ½ tablespoon) scoop, measure out dough and roll into a ball. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the oven for approximately 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5-8 minutes. While cookies are warm roll in powdered sugar. Let cookies cool completely then roll in sugar a second time.
- Serve immediately.
Notes:
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for 4-5 days.
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Nutrition
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg