CHOCOLATE SNOWBALLS

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If you like Russian Teacakes and chocolate, you'll love these tasty, tender cookies!

Provided by CRYSTAL-BEE

Categories Desserts Cookies Chocolate Cookie Recipes

Time 3h15m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups butter
⅔ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅛ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups chopped pecans
½ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt, and cocoa; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the pecans until well blended. Cover, and chill for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll chilled dough into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven. Roll in confectioners' sugar when cooled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.8 calories, Carbohydrate 6.1 g, Cholesterol 8.5 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 26.9 mg, Sugar 2.8 g