Snowball Cookies
Make tender snowball cookies with buttery dough, pecans, vanilla, and a double coating of powdered sugar for an easy holiday dessert.
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 12 minutes
Total: 32 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Beat the softened butter and powdered sugar until smooth, then mix in the vanilla.
- Add the flour and salt and mix just until a soft dough forms; fold in the pecans.
- Shape the dough into 24 small balls and place them on the prepared sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly golden and the tops remain pale.
- Cool for 5 minutes, roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar, then cool completely and coat once more.