Snowball Cookies
Cookies made with pecans, and rolled into powdered sugar so they look like snowballs. They are one of my favorites, and go perfectly with the Hallmark Northpole toys.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time14 minutes mins
Total Time19 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas dessert, snowball cookies
Servings: 24
Calories: 159kcal
Author: Rachael
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar Divided 3/4 c and 1/2 cup
- 1 cup pecans ground up
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Cream together butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar and vanilla in a stand mixer
Grind up the pecans into a fine mixture. *I used my food processor, but a blender would work well too.
Add flour into butter mixture 1/2 a cup at a time, when all mixed, then mix in ground pecans
Roll into balls
Bake at 350 for 14 minutes
Remove from oven, let cool 1-2 minutes, then roll in remain 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 30mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 240IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.6mg