Pecan Snowball Cookies

Pecan Snowball Cookies are delicate, rich and buttery cookies packed with toasted pecans and coated in powdered sugar. They're easy to make and perfect for the holiday season!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Chill Time1

Total Time1 30

Course: Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American, International

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 93kcal

Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

1 Cup Flour
½ Cup Pecans
½ Cup Unsalted Butter
¼ Cup Powdered Sugar (for dough)
½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
⅛ Teaspoon Salt
¼ Cup Powdered Sugar (to coat the baked cookies)

Instructions

Spread pecans on a lined baking tray. Bake them in the preheated oven for 5 minutes at 180 degrees C.
Once the pecans are fragrant and roasted, take them out of the oven. Let them cool completely and chop them finely. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream together softened unsalted butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
Stir in the vanilla extract and salt.
Add flour and mix just until a soft dough forms.
Add the roasted, chopped pecans and mix everything to make a soft dough.
Tightly wrap the prepared dough with plastic wrap and let it chill in the refrigerator for an hour or until firm.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Roll the chilled dough into 1-inch balls.
Place the chilled dough balls on the lined baking sheet.
Bake them in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until light golden at the bottom at 180 degrees C. Let them cool the baked cookies for 3-5 minutes.
Roll the cookies in powdered sugar while they are still warm.
Once they are completely cooled, roll them again in powdered sugar.

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Notes

Do not skip roasting pecans. This step adds a deeper and richer flavor.
Do not skip chilling the dough. Chilling helps the cookies hold their shape and prevents them from spreading too much while baking. If you are not able to roll the dough after chilling, let the dough sit at room temperature for a few minutes.
Roll in powdered sugar while cookies are warm. The powdered sugar sticks well when cookies are still warm. Rolling them again once cooled or before serving gives that classic snowy look.

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