Snowball Cookies are the most magical Christmas cookies as it combines butter, sugar, vanilla extract, flour, and pecans that is then baked and rolled in powdered sugar to create a soft buttery, melt in your mouth cookie to enjoy this holiday season or anytime throughout the year.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas cookies, cookies, dessert
Servings: 36cookies
Author: Kasey Schwartz
Ingredients
1cupButtersoftened
1/4cupsugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2cupsall-purpose flour
2cupsfinely chopped pecans
Powdered sugar
Instructions
Heat oven to 325°F.
Cream butter and sugar in medium bowl until creamy. Add vanilla; beat until well mixed.
Add flour and pecans; beat at low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; roll in powdered sugar while still warm and again when cool.