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Snowballs II

By: Lori Dehn 
"These are technically Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Teacakes, but my grandmother gave up on us calling them that years ago!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (189)

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Original Recipe Yield 5 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration
  • 1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, nuts and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown. It's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled roll them in confectioners' sugar once more. Variation: add some finely crushed candy canes to the confectioners' sugar used for the final dusting.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 135 | Total Fat: 8.8g | Cholesterol: 16mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2004 by Kristina Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I've been making these for years but had lost my recipe. This is identical to what I'm used to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by MsCathieJeanne   view full review
I have made this cookie many ways. I always come back to this variation as I think it is the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2005 by AUNTIE JUNE   view full review
My recipe for these cookies is very similar but after 40 years of using mine, I am switching...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2008 by Mimi's Desserts   view full review
This recipe is snowball perfection! Reviewers who don't follow this to the tee are missing...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2010 by Holly B.   view full review
Note that these don't spread or rise, so you can bake a bunch on the cooky sheet, which makes...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2007 by w   view full review
PERFECT!! I wouldn't change a thing. This cookie just melts in your mouth and it is SO easy...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2003 by JADE_RAIN   view full review
my mum made these wonderful cookies every Christmas when I was a child. We loved them!!!! I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2005 by mmmdessert   view full review
This is a very festive cookie for Christmas. It's a great cookie for people who love nutty...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2008 by JULY2501   view full review
This is absolutely fabulous! My husband says that this recipe is better than the one his mama...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by Aloha Jes Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Can't stop eating these!!!! And I'm not a nut kind of girl! I added crushed candy cane to...

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