Snowball Cookies

5 from 1 vote

This delicious snowball cookies recipe makes the best buttery Christmas cookies ever! It's a classic holiday favorite, and perfect for any time of year. These cookies are incredibly easy to make, and so yummy that you'll have a hard time stopping at just one!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Danish, Mexican, Russian

Keyword Danish Wedding Cookies, How to make snowball cookies, Mexican Wedding Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Chill and Cooling Times 45

Total Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 109kcal

Author Robin Gagnon

Equipment

baking sheets
parchment paper or silicone mat
Hand mixer or Stand mixer recommended, but you can mix the dough by hand if you need to

Ingredients

½ cup butter
½ cup pecans
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or almond extract if you prefer
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon zest
powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions

Place soft butter, cut into cubes, in a bowl. Add powdered sugar.
Beat the powdered sugar and butter for a couple of minutes. Then add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla.
Add all-purpose flour mixed with salt and zest. Stir. The dough should have a sticky texture and not be too dense.
Grind the pecans with a knife or blender. Add the chopped nuts to the bowl of dough and fold in with a spatula.
Cover the bowl of cookie dough with cling wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
Form into 1-inch balls and place on a prepared baking sheets, one inch apart.
Bake cookies for 13-15 minutes until light golden brown, then let cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.
Pour powdered sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll the baked cookies in the powdered sugar and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
Once the cookies have cooled, roll them in the sugar again to make the snowy coating. The cookies are ready.

Notes

For nutrition calculation I used a rough estimate of about ⅓ cup of the powdered sugar adhering to the cookies.

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