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Delicious pecan-filled snowball cookies, dusted with powdered sugar, perfect for Christmas and year-round enjoyment.
Equipment
- food processor
- mixing bowl
- cookie sheet
Ingredients
Nuts
- 8 ounces pecans
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Process pecans in food processor until finely chopped. Transfer chopped pecans to bowl; stir in flour and salt. Set aside.
- Cream butter and granulated sugar in medium bowl 2 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add nut mixture. Beat just until dough is combined.
- Working with 1 tablespoon dough, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Place powdered sugar into shallow bowl; roll cooled cookies in sugar to coat. Store in airtight container. If necessary, re-roll cookies in powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Pecans can be purchased as halves or pieces. Using the food processor to chop the pecans delivers the best results for this cookie. These cookies have many names depending on where you live, including Russian tea cakes and Mexican wedding cakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.5mg
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