I loved snowball cookies as a kid - the burst of the powdered sugar and melting texture of the dough from every bite always left me wanting more.
Snowball cookies, also known as Mexican wedding cookies, or rohlicky in Czech, pfefernusse in Germany, and putri salju in Indonesia is a rich, buttery, delicate, and melt-in-your-mouth cookies. The butter combined with the nutty flavor from the chopped pecans and the sweets from the powdered sugar makes this cookie one of the easiest cookies to make with less than eight ingredients. In the United States, this is one of the most popular cookies to make during Christmas time.
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup butter softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup finely chopped pecans
1 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Directions:
Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.
Cream the butter and powdered sugar in a stand mixer. Adjust the mixer speed to low, then add in the salt, vanilla, flour, and pecans.
Into an inch ball, roll the batter and place the balls a few inches apart from each other on parchment-covered baking sheets. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 11 minutes, making sure to keep an eye on the cookies to not over bake them.
Take the cookies out of the oven when done and let them cool a little.
Meanwhile, place a cup of powdered sugar in a large Ziploc bag or a wide bowl. Gently coat about 3 to 4 cookies at a time. Scoop the cookies using a fork, shaking gently to remove any excess powdered sugar.
On cooling racks, transfer the cookies and let them cool completely before rolling each again in the powdered sugar