Snowballs II

Name: Snowballs II
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed; 1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes (Optional)

⏱️ Ready in 45 min 🥄 Prep 30 min 🔥 Cook 15 min 👥 30 servings 👁️ 1 views

These are technically Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Teacakes, but my grandmother gave up on us calling them that years ago!

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 30 min

Cook 15 min

Serves 30

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1 cup butter

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped pecans

1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed

1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes (Optional)

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 30

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 135

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.8g 11%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 64mg 3%

Total Carbohydrate 13g 5%

Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%

Total Sugars 4.7g

Protein 1.4g 3%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla.

Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt.

Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes.

Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them.

While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar.

Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.