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A pile of pecan snowball cookies on a plate.

Snowball Cookies with Pecans

Nobody can resist homemade snowball cookies with pecans and vanilla. These cookies are sure to become a firm holiday favorite.
Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes
Servings:30 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • ¼ cup peppermint candy canes crushed
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • confectioners' sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Combine butter, vanilla, and confectioners' sugar in a bowl and beat well until combined. Add pecans, candies, and flour and stir well.
  • Shape the dough into balls and place them on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Roll each cookie in confectioners' sugar and let cool completely!

Notes

  • Wrap these cookies in cellophane and tie them with ribbon or pop a few into a festive tin for a great Christmas gift. Everyone loves receiving homemade gifts, especially when they taste this good!
  • There is no alternative for the confectioners’ sugar since no other kind of sugar is fine enough to give the right texture.
  • You can prep the dough ahead and just keep it in the refrigerator then put the snowballs in the oven shortly before guests arrive. They'll soon be overcome with curiosity about that incredible bakery aroma coming from the kitchen!

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg