Christmas Snowball Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb butter, at room temperature,about
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup chopped pecans (about 4 oz.)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
• 2 in a medium bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
• 3 add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat until well blended.
• 4 stir in pecans.
• 5 shape dough into 1-inch balls and place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.
• 6 bake in a 300° regular or convection oven until cookies are pale golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• 7 if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.
• 8 let cookies stand on sheets until cool enough to handle.
• 9 place remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
• 10 roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat all over; discard remaining sugar.
• 11 set cookies on racks to cool completely.