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round powdered-sugar-coated pecan cookies piled on a plate like little snowballs, in a wide horizontal shot on a white surface with pine sprigs nearby, soft bright light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Easy Pecan Snowball Cookies

Rolling in powder sugar, these tender shortbread-style cookies with lots of pecans.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 1 cup powdered sugar for rolling

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and powdered sugar, then beat in the vanilla.
  2. Mix in the flour and chopped pecans until a soft dough forms.
  3. Roll the dough into small balls and place on a lined sheet.
  4. Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes until the bottoms are just golden.
  5. Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar, then roll again once cooled for a snowy coat.

Notes

Double-rolling in sugar gives them that classic snowball look.