Best Pecan Balls Recipes

PECAN BALLS (CHRISTMAS COOKIES)

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together until well blended.
• Hand form into small balls.
• Bake at 300° up to 15 minutes. (These will not brown).
• While balls are still warm, roll into powdered sugar.

PECAN BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Sift together into a medium sized bowl the flour, sugar and vanilla. Work in the margarine with a spoon or hands until well blended. Add chopped pecans and mix well.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and put on ungreased pans. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for about 25 minutes or until pale brown. When slightly cool roll or shake in confectioners' sugar. Store in an air tight container.

PECAN PIE BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Combine first four ingredients in large bowl.
• 2. Add maple syrup, bourbon, and vanilla.
• 3. Use your hands to make sure all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly. Almond extract can be subbed for non-alcohol version... add water to equal liquid amount. You can also try non-alcohol rum flavoring.
• 4. Form balls by scooping a tablespoon size amount of mixture.
• 5. Roll in hands to form balls.
• 6. Place balls on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Place cookie sheet in the freezer for 2 hrs. Tip: After all balls are made, roll balls again with slightly water damped hands. This will make balls smooth before dipping in chocolate.
• 7. Melt chocolate bark in a double boiler or microwave per directions on package.
• 8. Dip frozen balls into chocolate.
• 9. Then place on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
• 10. Optional: Sprinkle a few grains of coarse sea salt on balls before the chocolate sets.
• 11. These freeze well. Take out of the freezer and let sit for 15 minutes. They are also good frozen!

MAPLE-PECAN BOURBON BALLS

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor, combine the vanilla wafers and pecans and process until fine crumbs form. Add the maple syrup, cocoa, bourbon, vanilla, salt and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar and process until completely combined and the mixture holds together when shaped into a ball.
• Portion the dough into 1 tablespoon scoops and transfer them to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Once all the dough is portioned, roll the scoops into neat balls.
• Melt the chocolate over a double boiler on the stove or in short bursts in the microwave. Using two forks, dip each ball into the melted chocolate, and rotate to cover completely in chocolate coating. Tap each of the covered balls over the edge of the bowl to release excess chocolate and transfer to the prepared sheet. Alternatively, roll the uncoated balls in the 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until coated.
• Transfer the sheet to the fridge to set for at least 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week.

PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add 4 heaping tablespoons powdered sugar and beat until well combined. Mix in cake flour, pecans, water, and vanilla extract.
• Roll dough into balls and place on an ungreased baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pecan balls are lightly brown on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while still warm.

GRANDMA'S PECAN COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Cream shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar gradually; cream thoroughly. Add flour, pecans, and vanilla extract and blend.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet, baking in batches if needed.
• Bake in the preheated oven on one of the top racks until lightly golden, about 15 minutes, watching to be sure the bottoms do not burn.
• Remove from the oven and roll in some of the remaining powdered sugar while still hot. Let cool, 10 to 20 minutes. Roll again in powdered sugar.

PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy.
• Add flour, mix to a stiff paste.
• Add processed pecans.
• Roll into 30 small balls.
• bake at 180 degrees C (350 F) for 10 minutes.
• Dust cooled balls with icing sugar.

MOCHA PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, add the vanilla, the espresso powder, the cocoa powder, and the salt, and beat the mixture until it is combined well. Add the flour, beat the dough until it is just combined, and beat in the pecans. Chill the dough, covered, for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange the balls about 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake the cookies in batches in the middle of the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they are just firm, and let them cool for 5 minutes on the sheets. Toss the warm cookies in batches in a bowl of the confectioners' sugar to coat them well. The cookies maybe made 2 months in advance and kept frozen in airtight containers.

MOCHA PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, 2 cups confectioners' sugar, pecans and cocoa. Stir in milk and coffee (mixture will be sticky)., With hands dusted in confectioners' sugar, shape dough into 3/4-in. balls; roll in remaining confectioners' sugar or additional baking cocoa if desired. Store in an airtight container.

FAVOURITE MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES - PECAN COOKIE BALLS!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans.
• Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in the confectioners sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool.
• When cool, roll again in sugar at least once but I like to do it twice for a better finish.

SUGAR'S BROWNED-BUTTER PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add pecans; cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until butter begins to turn brown. (Butter will get foamy as it cooks so gently stir to prevent nuts from burning.) Remove from heat; pour into bowl. Refrigerate 15 to 20 minutes or until mixture is cooled.
• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat cooled butter-pecan mixture and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed. Add cinnamon and vanilla; beat well. Reduce speed to low; gradually beat in flour until dough forms.
• Roll dough into 1-inch size balls; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake about 12 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown (do not overbake). Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 1 to 2 minutes.
• Place powdered sugar in medium bowl. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat; return to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Reroll cookies in powdered sugar.

CHRISTMAS PECAN BALLS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter, then add other ingredients. Make into small balls and bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Shake in powdered sugar just before serving. Enjoy!

DATE-PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Cream butter with sugar in large bowl.
• Mix in vanilla.
• Stir in flour and spices.
• Add pecans and dates and mix thoroughly.
• Shape into walnut-size balls.
• Transfer to wax paper lined tray.
• Freeze 15 minutes or refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease baking sheets.
• Arrange cookies, spacing 1 inch apart.
• Bake until golden, 15-20 minutes.
• Roll in icing sugar.
• Let cool slightly.
• Roll in icing sugar again.
• Store in airtight container.

GRANDMA'S PECAN BALLS (FROM AUNT KATIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cream butter with sugar.
• Add flour and pecans, mix well.
• Roll into balls, about the size of a large gumball, and place on a cookie sheet (I prefer to line mine with parchment, but I'm sure cooking spray would do.).
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, or until very lightly browned.
• While still warm, roll in superfine sugar - this is important because the dough does not have much sugar.

MOCHA PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a large bowl crumble cookie dough.
• Stir in cocoa, espresso powder and pecans.
• Shape dough into 48 pieces.
• Wrap each piece around a Hershey Kiss.
• Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.
• Transfer to wire rack.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Roll in confectioners sugar.
• Store in covered container.

NO-BAKE CRANBERRY-PECAN ENERGY BALLS

Steps:

• Mix oats, almond flour, chocolate chips, flax seed, and chia seeds together in a large bowl. Add cranberries, pecans, peanut butter, honey, and vanilla and mix with your hands (you may want to wear gloves).
• Roll dough into twenty four 1 1/2-inch balls and place in resealable bags. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 to 5 days, or freeze until ready to use.

PECAN PIE COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Microwave caramels and cream in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until caramels are completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring every 30 sec.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. nuts for later use. Add remaining nuts to caramel sauce along with the graham crumbs and vanilla; mix well.
• Cover baking sheet with waxed paper. Shape caramel mixture into 20 balls, using about 1 Tbsp. caramel mixture for each ball. Place on prepared baking sheet.
• Drizzle with chocolate; sprinkle with reserved nuts. Let stand until chocolate is firm.

HONEY PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F
• Mix together all ingredients except powdered sugar & roll into balls.
• Bake 40-45 minutes until brown.
• Roll in powdered sugar; let cool.
• Roll in sugar again & serve.

COCONUT PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Place crumbs, coconut and pecans in a large bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan, melt butter and peanut butter; add to bowl and mix well. Roll into 1/2-in. balls. Melt chocolate chips and shortening in a heavy saucepan. Dip balls in melted chocolate and place on waxed paper to cool.

SPICED RUM PECAN COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300'F
• 2. In a medium mixing bowl sift flour, salt and baking powder.
• 3. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together with a hand mixer.
• 4. Add vanilla extract and rum to the butter sugar mixture and beat on low until smooth.
• 5. Add your butter mixture to your flour mixture. Beat together until smooth. (It'll take a few minutes to incorporate until smooth. It'll seem like there isn't enough liquid at first, but there is. You just to keep mixing until the butter loosens and the dough will form smoothly.
• 6. Stir in your pecan pieces until completely incorporated.
• 7. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and lay out on an un-greased cookie sheet, leaving about 1 inch between each ball.
• 8. Bake for about 21-25 minutes, until they are lightly golden.
• 9. Cool on the cookie sheets until they are cool enough to handle. Then roll each ball in the powdered sugar, and dust tops with cocoa powder.
• 10. These cookies do not freeze well, and are good for about 3-4 days in an air tight container.