Description
Delicious snowball cookies that melt in your mouth with a buttery, nutty flavor and a coating of confectioners’ sugar. Perfect for holiday gatherings or anytime you’re craving a sweet treat!
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup (90g) confectioners’ sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- optional: 3/4 cup (100g) finely chopped and toasted pecans*
Coating:
- 1 and 1/4 cups (150g) confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Cookies: In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt. Mix until dough forms. Add pecans if desired. Chill dough, then roll into balls and bake.
- Coating: Roll cookies in confectioners’ sugar while warm, then again once cooled.
Notes
- Chilling the dough is crucial for the cookies to hold their shape while baking.
- For a nut-free version, simply omit the pecans.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
