I started baking the first batch of Christmas cookies today to get into the Christmas feeling. They are called Snowball Cookies, and seriously when I was eating the dough, it had the chalky, soft, melty kind of feeling in my mouth! They just came out of the oven. Here is the recipe:
Crunchy pecans, vanilla and powdered sugar become delicious decorative Christmas treats for kids and adults to enjoy. Serve up these festive white Snowball Cookies for your next winter fete.
INGREDIENTS
-1 cup butter or margarine
-1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
-1 teaspoon vanilla
-2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-3/4 cup pecans, chopped - optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream butter in large bowl. Add sugar, cream until light. Stir in vanilla. Mix in flour and salt. Stir in nuts.
- Shape into balls.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Roll in additional powdered sugar straight out of oven. Roll again when cool.
Hope you enjoy! Top: Yeah those are the ones I... ME MYSELF AND I baked. Not some dumb pic on the website... I mean in our familys.... old...generational cookbook...... ha
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