BUTTER NUT BALLS

Butter Nut Balls image

Butter nut cookies rolled in balls and then rolled in powder sugar.

Provided by Debbie Kinas

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 egg yolks
½ cup white sugar
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, cream the butter, sugar and egg yolks until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla, then the flour, and finally the walnuts.
Roll dough into walnut sized balls, place them 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be slightly brown. Cool and roll cookies in confectioners sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.5 g, Cholesterol 37.4 mg, Fat 11.4 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 55.6 mg, Sugar 9.3 g