Buttery Pecan Snowball Cookies

There are many reasons why you will fall in love with these Buttery Pecan Snowball Cookies, first so easy, second delicious, and they freeze well. 

You will find that you have a full batch of cookies ready in under 35 minutes. How can you beat that!!

These are my absolute favorite cookies! I love them!!! LOVE THEM!!!

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 12 minutes | Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients:

2 Sticks of butter softened

½ + 1 C. Powdered sugar divided

2 tsp. Vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

2 ¼ C. All-purpose flour

1 C. Finely chopped pecans

Instructions:

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2. Add the butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and flour to a mixing bowl. Blend until a smooth dough forms.

a. adding butter

b. adding flour

c. adding powdered sugar

d. adding vanilla extract

Step 3. Fold the chopped pecans into the dough mixture.

Step 4. Wet your hands and form the dough into 36 evenly sized balls of dough.

Step 5. Place the balls of dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes.

Step 6. Allow the cookies to cool completely.

Step 7. Place the cup of powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.

Step 8. Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar and serve.

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Enjoy!

SO GOOD!

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Buttery Pecan Snowball Cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Servings: 36

4.3 from 50 votes

Review Recipe

Ingredients 

• 2 Sticks of butter softened
• ½ + 1 C. Powdered sugar divided
• 2 tsp. Vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 2 ¼ C. All purpose flour
• 1 C. Finely chopped pecans

Follow Sweet Pea's Kitchen

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Add the butter, ½ cup powdered sugar, vanilla extract, salt, and flour to a mixing bowl. Blend until a smooth dough forms.
• Fold the chopped pecans into the dough mixture.
• Wet your hands and form the dough into 36 evenly sized balls of dough.
• Place the balls of dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool completely.
• Place the cup of powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
• Roll the cookies in the powdered sugar and serve.
• Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g

Author: Laura