CHRISTMAS SNOWBALL COOKIES

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Christmas Snowball Cookies image

Most people refer to these delicious cookies as Mexican Wedding Cakes. Since my children were young, we have always refered to them as Christmas Snowballs because they look just like snowballs covered in powdered sugar!

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 28 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 lb butter, at room temperature,about
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans (about 4 oz.)

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  • In a medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
  • Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat until well blended.
  • Stir in pecans.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
  • Bake in a 300° regular or convection oven until cookies are pale golden brown, about 25 minutes.
  • If baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
  • Let cookies stand on sheets until cool enough to handle.
  • Place remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
  • Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat all over; discard remaining sugar.
  • Set cookies on racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.8, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 17.4, Sodium 61.5, Carbohydrate 16, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 8.6, Protein 1.4

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #preparation     #occasion     #hand-formed-cookies     #desserts     #oven     #holiday-event     #cookies-and-brownies     #dietary     #christmas     #egg-free     #free-of-something     #equipment     #number-of-servings