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5 from 9 votes

The best snowball cookies

These pecan snowball cookies are one of the best and easiest cookies you'll ever make. They are sweet, buttery, and packed with pecans.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 26 cookies
Calories: 141Calories

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325F then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Cream the butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Add in the vanilla and mix again. Add in the flour and salt and mix on low speed. Then mix in the pecans on low speed again.
    1 cup butter, ⅔ cup powdered sugar, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, 2 cup all purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, ⅔ cup pecans
  • Shape into balls and place on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Roll the warm cookies in the powdered sugar, then place on a cooling rack and let them cool down. Once cooled down, roll them in the powdered sugar again.
    ¾ cup powdered sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 141Calories | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 220IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg