Day 8: Snowballs

The classic snowball nut cookie. If you are a nut lover you may want to double the nuts in this recipe.

Snowballs
Makes 2 dozen.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1. Cream together butter and sugar, then mix in vanilla and salt.
2. Gradually add flour to mixture and then chopped pecans. Mix until well combined.
   
3. Chill dough for 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
   
5. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place on baking sheets.
6. Bake for 10 -15 minutes. Once they are light brown on the bottom they are done.
7. Cool for about 5 minutes, and then roll in powdered sugar.
   

-amanda