Snowball Cookies
I look forward to the holidays every year when my neighbor brings over a tin of treats for my family. These snowball cookies are the first ones to disappear!
Yield: 4 Dozen Cookies
Ingredients:
1 Cup Unsalted Butter
2 TSP Vanilla Extract
1/3 Cup Sugar
2 TSP Water
2 Cups sifted All-Purpose Flour
1 ¼ TSP Salt
1 Cup Chopped Pecans
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°F. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, vanilla, and sugar. Creaming the mixture until light and fluffy. Blend in water.
Gradually add in and combine flour and salt, and beat until well blended. Add the pecans.
Shape into one inch balls. Place balls at least one inch apart onto a non-stick cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until firm to touch.
While cookies are warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool on racks for a few minutes.
Roll cookies again in powdered sugar.
Store in a sealed container up to one week.