Snowball Cookies

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    34mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    158
based on 8 ratings

These quick melt-in-your-mouth cookies go by many names. Rolled in powdered sugar and filled with finely chopped nuts, they're a true holiday favorite.

recipe updated Feb 17, 2022

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    225 g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    150 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    5 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    250 g
  • Pecan halves icon
    Pecan halves
    100 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 174°C
  2. Line 2 clean baking sheets with parchment paper
  3. Add unsalted butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to a clean large mixing bowl
  4. Beat until light and fluffy
  5. Add all purpose flour to the large bowl gradually while mixing
  6. Add pecan halves
  7. Mix until well combined
  8. Shape into balls
  9. Place the balls on 2 baking sheets
  10. Bake until lightly browned - 14 min, 174°C
  11. Cool - 5 min
  12. Add powdered sugar to a clean small bowl
  13. Roll cookies in sugar mixture until covered
  14. Transfer onto cooling rack
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