Description
These melt-in-your-mouth pecan snowball cookies are an easy holiday classic. They're made with just six pantry staples and a mixing bowl. In our family, they made an appearance nearly every Christmas and are a favorite I hope you'll enjoy making and sharing, too.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (339 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon (135 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups (420 grams) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups (165 grams) finely chopped pecans
- Extra powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat and prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C), and chop pecans into small, finely sized pieces.
- Cream the base: In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth and well combined.
- Add dry ingredients and nuts: Stir in the flour, salt, and chopped nuts. Mix until the dough holds together when pressed.
- Shape the cookies: Shape dough into snowballs, as well as flat concentric disks to stack into tree shapes. You can also use a tree cookie cutter for more tree-style cookies. (For green trees, roll the tree-shaped balls in dark green sanding sugar before baking.)
- Arrange on baking sheet: Set cookies about 1 inch apart on an ungreased aluminum baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 11 to 13 minutes, or until the cookies are set but not browned.
- Cool slightly: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before proceeding.
- Coat in powdered sugar: While still warm, roll cookies in powdered sugar. Let them cool completely, then roll again in powdered sugar for a thicker “snowy” coating.
Notes
This nutritional information is an estimate based on ingredient data and standard calculations. Exact values may vary depending on specific brands, preparation techniques, and serving sizes. For the most accurate results, consider using a nutrition calculator with your specific ingredient labels.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 149 kcal
- Sugar: 2.4 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.4 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 19 mg