Snowball Cookies

Name: Snowball Cookies
Total time: 55
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 0.5 cup white sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 0.75 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped pecans; 0.75 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Recipe by Earla Taylor from allrecipes.com

Dessert 55 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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1 cup butter
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0.5 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

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0.75 teaspoon salt
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1 cup chopped pecans
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0.75 cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt; mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.