These melt-in-your-mouth butter pecan cookies get fantastic texture and flavor from the finely chopped pecans. The cooled cookies are rolled in powdered sugar, which makes them look like delectable little snowballs. With only 6 ingredients, these are cookies you can make and bake in less than 30 minutes!
PrintButter Pecan Snowball Cookies
Butter pecan snowballs are melt-in-your-mouth cookies that are perfect for any occasion. They’re easy enough to make for an everyday treat!
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies, Quick and Easy Treats
Ingredients
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus more for coating the cookies
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (scant)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, 9 ounces
- 1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or leave it ungreased.
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream the butter and 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar until light.
- Add salt, vanilla, flour, and chopped pecans to the first mixture; blend well.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
- Shape the chilled dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 11 to 14 minutes.
- Cool on racks.
- Sift about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar into a bowl and roll the cookies to coat.
