Snowballs

Snowballs

Snowballs are technically Mexican wedding cakes or Russian teacakes; small, buttery, rich, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with finely chopped nuts!

Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Calories
63 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place 1/2 cup powdered sugar in a bowl; set aside.
Step 2
Beat butter, remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Gradually mix in flour, pecans, and salt until completely incorporated. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
Step 3
Remove cookies from the oven and let sit on the baking sheets briefly before removing to wire racks.
Step 4
Roll hot cookies in the reserved powdered sugar to coat, then return to the wire racks to cool. Once cooled, roll cookies in the powdered sugar once more.
Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are light golden brown but tops are still pale, 12 to 15 minutes. (Try not to let cookies get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them.)
Snowballs
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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup very finely chopped pecans
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.33333334326744 cup powdered sugar, or more as needed
  • 0.5 cup powdered sugar
  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour

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