Butter Pecan Snowball Cookies
These Butter Pecan Snowball Cookies are melt in your mouth amazing! These cookies are a favorite at Christmas but are scrumptious all year long.
Servings 33 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped pecan
- 1 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Using a mixer, cream softened butter and powdered sugar. Add in salt, vanilla, flour and pecans and mix on low until mixed together.
- Roll into one inch balls. Place on parchment covered baking sheets a few inches part. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until very lightly browned. Do not over bake.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool just enough to be able to handle them. Pour 1 cup powdered sugar in large Ziploc bag or in a wide bowl.
- Gently add 3-4 cookies at a time and roll them gently in powdered sugar.
- Very Gently shake to remove excess powdered sugar and place on cooling racks.
- Once completely cooled roll in powdered sugar bag again.
- Makes 30-36 cookies