Toasted Pecan Snowball Cookie Recipe
Our Toasted Pecan Snowball Cookie Recipe will surely be a holiday favorite. It’s nutty flavor and tender texture is smothered with confectioners’ sugar making every bite of these pecan cookies a true delight!
Servings: 36
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 cup butter , at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar , divided
- 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups flour
- ¼ cup pecan meal
- ½ tsp. salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Arrange pecans in a single layer on baking sheet. Toast until fragrant, about 5 minutes; let cool.
- Reduce oven temperature to 325F.
- With mixer at medium speed, beat butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add 1 ¼ cups confectioners’ sugar and beat until blended.
- Add vanilla extract then gradually add flour, pecan meal and salt until combined.
- Stir in toasted pecan.
- Shape dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour until chilled.
- Divide dough into 36 balls and arrange 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake 2o minutes or until edges are golden.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet and then transfer to wire rack.
- Let cool about 5 minutes then roll cookies in remaining ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
Notes
Makes 36 cookies
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
• Toast the pecans for a nuttier flavor
• Chop the pecans in your food processor to
• Replace the pecan meal with an equal amount of flour
• Add finely chopped dried cranberries
• For easy clean up line your baking sheet with parchment paper
• Toast the pecans for a nuttier flavor
• Chop the pecans in your food processor to
• Replace the pecan meal with an equal amount of flour
• Add finely chopped dried cranberries
• For easy clean up line your baking sheet with parchment paper
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg