Old Fashioned Snowball Cookies

These easy Snowball Cookies are a buttery shortbread cookie with pecans that will literally melt in your mouth

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Chill dough 2

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 81kcal

Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream with an electric mixer. You can also use a stand mixer.
1 cup butter, ½ cup granulated sugar
Add in the vanilla extract and water and mix until combined.
2 teaspoon water, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Then add flour and mix thoroughly.
2 cups all purpose flour
Add the chopped nuts and gently stir to combine.
1 cup pecans
Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours
Preheat oven to 325 ° F
Roll the chilled dough into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes.
After baking, transfer to a wire rack and cool for 5-10 minutes.
Then roll in confectioner's sugar.
½ cup confectioner's sugar

Used chopped walnuts, almonds, or any type of nut you'd like to use.

Add ⅓ cup of mini chocolate chips if desired.

Add ½ cup cocoa powder for a chocolate version.

Add 1 teaspoon of almond extract in place of 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract if desired.

Tips:

Chop nuts in a food processor or with a hand held chopper.

Make them with no nuts if you'd like.

Dough is very dense after adding flour.

Keeping the dough cool is important to the cookies staying nice and round.

Place the dough back in the refrigerator between batches.