Pecan Snowball Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter

  softened
• 5 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups finely chopped walnuts

  almonds or pecans
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

Instructions

• 1 Using a handheld electric mixer (or stand mixer), cream together softened butter
  and granulated sugar until smooth. Beat in the vanilla and salt. Gradually add
  the flour, beating after each addition. Stir in the finely chopped nuts until
  blended. Divide dough in half, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
• 2 While the dough is in the fridge, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line two baking
  sheets with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
• 3 Remove dough from the refrigerator and scoop 1-inch balls. Roll the balls with
  your hands until round.
• 4 Place dough balls about 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake in a
  preheated oven until the cookies are just beginning to brown around the bottom
  edges, about 12 to 14 minutes, being careful to not overbake.
• 5 Carefully transfer cookies to wire racks for a couple of minutes. Spoon the
  powdered sugar into a sifter and dust the cookies while they are still warm. Let
  the sugar-coated cookies cool completely, then dust once again with the
  confectioners sugar.

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