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Pecan Butter Snowball Cookies

These cookies have so many names, so many variations that it could be considered scary. One of the most common names these cookies are known by are Russian Tea Cookies or Wedding Cookies.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Course: Dessert
Calories: 201
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Confectioners Sugar
  • 2 ¼ cups Flour
  • 2 sticks Butter unsalted, at room temperature
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Pecans chopped
  • 1 cup Confectioners Sugar

Method
 

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350*
    2. In a mixing bowl combine ½ cup Confectioners Sugar and 2 sticks butter, beat together until smooth
    3. Mix in the salt, flour, Vanilla extract and pecans
    4. Blend well
    5. Form the dough into Almond sized balls and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper
    6. Bake for 12 minutes and let sit until the cookies reach room temperature
    7. Place the 1 cup of Confectioners Sugar into a bowl
    8. Roll the cookies in the Confectioners Sugar before serving

Notes

Can I use a different type of nut in the cookies?
I know there have been some who have chosen to use walnuts. Personally, I favor the pecans over the walnuts.
Can I make these as flat cookies?
The dough is a crumbly type of dough. It may be somewhat difficult to flatten the cookies even slightly.