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Snowball Cookies aka Mexican Wedding Cookies

Melting Snowball Cookies aka Mexican Wedding Cookies

Stephanie | Gathered In The Kitchen
Snowball Cookies are bite sized cookies filled with pecans or walnuts and are covered with powdered sugar making them irresistible and addictive at the same time. They are the perfect holiday treat or cookie swap gift. Make a dozen, wrap them up in cellophane, tie with a bow and you’ve got the perfect little gift to give!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 203 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 c unsalted butter, room temperature **make sure your butter is room temperature!!
  • 5 tbs granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 c all-purpose flour
  • 2 c finely chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 1/2 c confectioner's sugar for dusting cookies

Instructions
 

  • preheat oven to 350°F
  • add room temperature butter to mixing bowl
    add room temperature butter to mixing bowl
  • beat butter with electric hand mixer
    beat butter with electric hand mixer
  • add sugar to butter in mixing bowl
  • beat butter and sugar together with electric hand mixer
    add sugar to butter in mixing bowl
  • add vanilla extract
    add vanilla extract
  • add kosher salt
    add kosher salt
  • mix with electric hand mixer
    mix cookie batter with hand held mixer
  • add flour **do not add all at once, add 1/4 cup at a time and incorporate. Make sure that the dough does not become too thick/dry/breaks apart. You may only end up using 1 3/4c flour if your dough seems to be very dry
    add flour
  • place pecans or walnuts in a food processor and chop
    place pecans in a food processor and chop
  • add nuts to cookie dough mixture and stir with a spatula to incorporate
    add nuts to cookie dough mixture and stir with a spatula to incorporate
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes
    Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes
  • Remove dough from refrigerator. Shape dough into 1" balls and place on baking sheet
    Remove dough from refrigerator. Shape dough into 1" balls and place on baking sheet
  • Bake for 8-12 minutes at 350°
    Remove dough from refrigerator. Shape dough into 1" balls and place on baking sheet
  • Working quickly, once cookies are cool enough to handle, but still very warm, carefully toss them in a bowl of confectioners sugar **Note: When cookies are still hot/warm they will be very likely to break apart. Be extra careful while handling them.
    Once the cookies are completely cooled, carefully toss them again in the confectioners sugar.
  • Set snowball cookies on cooling rack to cool before adding second coat of Confection's sugar
  • Once the cookies are completely cooled, carefully toss them again in the confectioners sugar.
    Once the cookies are completely cooled, carefully toss them again in the confectioners sugar.

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Nutrition

Calories: 203kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 26mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 241IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
Keyword baked goods, christmas cookies, russina tea cakes
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