Snowball Cookies

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recipe by Drop www.getdrop.com

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    34mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    24
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    158
based on 6 ratings

These quick melt-in-your-mouth cookies go by many names. Rolled in powdered sugar and filled with finely chopped nuts, they're a true holiday favorite.

recipe updated Oct 16, 2018

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    225g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    150g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    6ml
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    250g
  • Pecan halves icon
    Pecan halves
    100g
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat
  2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
  3. Get a clean large mixing bowl
  4. Add unsalted butter
  5. Add powdered sugar
  6. Add vanilla extract
  7. Beat until light and fluffy
  8. Get a clean small bowl
  9. Add all purpose flour
  10. Transfer dry ingredients to large mixing bowl gradually while mixing
  11. Get a clean small bowl
  12. Add finely chopped pecan halves
  13. Transfer nuts to large mixing bowl
  14. Mix until well combined
  15. Shape
  16. Place content of large mixing bowl on 2 baking sheets
  17. Bake for 14min until lightly browned
  18. Cool for 5min
  19. Get a clean small bowl
  20. Add powdered sugar
  21. Roll 2 cookies in sugar mixture
  22. Transfer onto cooling rack
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