Best Snowball Cookies (Print Version)
Buttery cookies with pecans, rolled warm in snowy powdered sugar. Sweet, melt-in-your-mouth classic for any occasion.
# Ingredients:
→ Dough
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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½ cup powdered sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup very finely chopped pecans
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¼ teaspoon salt
→ Coating
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⅓ cup powdered sugar, or more as needed
# Steps:
01 -
Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F).
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Beat softened butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.
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Gradually mix in all-purpose flour, finely chopped pecans, and salt until the dough is fully combined.
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Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place them 5 cm (2 inches) apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the bottoms are light golden brown with pale tops. Avoid letting the cookies get too brown.
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Remove the baking sheets from the oven and let the cookies cool briefly before transferring them to wire racks.
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Place ⅓ cup powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll the hot cookies in the sugar to coat, then return them to the wire racks to cool completely.
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Once cooled, roll the cookies in powdered sugar once more for a finished coating.
# Helpful Notes:
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For a festive twist, add ¼ cup of finely crushed peppermint candy canes to the powdered sugar used for the final dusting.