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Snowball Cookie Recipe

Sandie cookie (Snowball Cookie, Russian Tea Cake, Mexican Wedding cookie)

Buttery shortbread cookie with pecans and rolled in powder sugar
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 48 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Butter softened
  • 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar Plus 1/2 C extra for rolling the cookies in
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 Cup Chopped pecans
  • 2 Cups Sifted Flour I did not sift my flour but you can.

Equipment

  • Cookie Sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Mixer
  • 1 " Cookie scoop

Method
 

  1. Cream butter and Powdered sugar, Add vanilla and mix.
    Add flour and nuts and combine. Mixture will be thick
    Using a cookie dough scoop or a teaspoon, scoop 1"-1 1/2" balls and place on cookie sheet that has been covered with parchment paper.
    Bake in preheated oven at 325 degrees for 20-25 min.
    Once baked roll each cookie in powdered sugar to coat.