Irresistible Snowball Cookies Recipe | Melt-In-Your-Mouth Perfection
These snowball cookies feature buttery, nutty goodness wrapped in powdered sugar. Make these easy holiday cookies in 35 minutes with simple ingredients and create perfect treats everyone loves.
Ingredients
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus 2 cups for coating
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecans toasted and finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper
- Toast pecans on a baking sheet for 8 minutes until fragrant, then cool and chop finely
- Beat softened butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes until fluffy
- Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla to butter, beat for 2 minutes until smooth
- Mix flour and salt in a separate bowl
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture in three portions, mixing on low speed until just combined
- Stir in chopped pecans with a wooden spoon
- Roll tablespoon-sized portions of dough into balls and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until bottoms are light golden brown
- Cool cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes
- Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar for first coating
- Let cookies cool completely, then roll in powdered sugar again for second coating