Best Snowball Cookies
This best snowball cookies recipe makes a rich, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth festive treat rolled in confectioners' sugar to look like snowballs.
Instructions
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{'id': 'step_0', 'step': 1, 'text': 'Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).'}
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{'id': 'step_1', 'step': 2, 'text': 'Beat butter, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth.'}
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{'id': 'step_2', 'step': 3, 'text': 'Gradually mix in flour, pecans, and salt until well combined.'}
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{'id': 'step_3', 'step': 4, 'text': 'Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.'}
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{'id': 'step_4', 'step': 5, 'text': 'Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are light golden brown; tops should remain pale, 12 to 15 minutes. Try not to let cookies get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them.'}
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{'id': 'step_5', 'step': 6, 'text': 'Let sit on the baking sheets to cool slightly, then transfer to wire racks until warm.'}
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{'id': 'step_6', 'step': 7, 'text': 'Place 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl; roll warm cookies in sugar to coat; return to the wire racks to cool completely.'}
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{'id': 'step_7', 'step': 8, 'text': 'Roll confectioners' sugar once more.'}
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (60 servings total)