Pecan Snowball Cookies
Sweet and buttery Snowball cookies that require only 6 ingredients! These cookies are sweet, and buttery filled with chopped pecans and coated in powdered sugar.
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Servings 40 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour sifted
- pinch salt
- chopped nuts optional
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter 2 sticks
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the sifted flour, salt, and chopped pecans in a bowl.
- Using a mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix to combine. The dough will create a smooth and thick cookie dough.
- Using a 2 Tbsp cookie scoop, scoop dough and then with your hands, roll to create a round ball and add to the baking sheet.
- Repeat with all the dough, creating about 38-40 cookies, spacing about 1 inch apart from each other. Chill the cookie dough balls for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and then bake the chilled cookies for 14-15 minutes, or until slightly golden. The cookies should keep their round ball shape.
- Remove from the oven and cool for about 5-10 until warm.
- Roll the warm cookies in the powdered sugar, fully coating each cookie.
- Place the coated cookies on a cooling rack and allow them to finish cooling.
- Once the cookies are completely cool, coat the cookies in powdered sugar again.
- Add to a platter or plate and serve.