Ok so we have a big family favorite recipe today but it goes by a few names. In our family it is our Snowball Cookies Recipe. It is also known as Mexican Wedding Cookies and also Russian Tea Cakes. No matter what you call them it’s not Christmas until our family makes these.
With a wonderful nutty flavor sprinkled with powdered sugar these never last for long. Which is why it might be good to double the batch. Here we go!
Snowball Cookies Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup pecans, finely chopped
Powdered sugar for coating
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat
In a large bowl, beat together butter, ½ cup powdered sugar and vanilla until well combined
Mix in salt and flour until well combined
Stir in nuts
Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheets
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown
Remove from oven and cool slightly, about 2-3 minutes, on a wire rack
Add powdered sugar to medium bowl.
Roll cookies in powdered sugar and place on wire rack to cool completely
Store in airtight container.
Snowball Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
- Powdered sugar for coating
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, ½ cup powdered sugar and vanilla until well combined
- Mix in salt and flour until well combined
- Stir in nuts
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheets
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown
- Remove from oven and cool slightly, about 2-3 minutes, on a wire rack
- Add powdered sugar to medium bowl
- Roll cookies in powdered sugar and place on wire rack to cool completely
- Store in airtight container
A wonderful addition to these cookies is eating them with some creamy hot chocolate. It’s beginning to feel like Christmas already!
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