Description
Delicious, buttery snowball cookies studded with nuts and rolled in powdered sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts (e.g., pecans or walnuts)
- Additional confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream together the softened butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract.
- Add the flour and salt, mixing until well combined.
- Fold in the chopped nuts.
- Roll the dough into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Let the cookies cool for a few minutes before rolling them in confectioners’ sugar.
- Serve and enjoy the holiday season!
Notes
For sugar substitutes, try Stevia, Monk fruit, or Allulose.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Eastern European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg