Easy Butter Pecan Snowball Cookies
It’s hard to think of a Christmas cookie that’s more iconic than these classic snowball cookies. Every Christmas season from my childhood I remember helping my mom and grandma make dozens and dozens of snowball cookies. My Christmas snowball cookie recipe produces cookies that are intensely buttery and rich. The cookies have a lightly crunchy texture from chopped pecans in the cookie dough, and after baking I like to double-roll them through plenty of confectioners’ sugar. They’re fairly dense, yet somehow seem to just melt in your mouth! Snowball cookies aren’t an overly sweet cookie and are great with a cup of coffee or tea. There are only 6 key ingredients in these easy cookies that are perfect for setting out at your Christmas parties, holiday entertaining events, for giving as hostess gifts, or for including in cookie exchanges. They keep very well, making them a good make-in-advance holiday recipe. And everyone who nibbles on a bite-sized snowball cookie will have a hard time resisting a second one!
Ingredients in Pecan Snowball Cookies
For this classic Christmas cookie recipe, you only need 6 extremely common fridge and pantry ingredients:
All-purpose flour Pecans (or walnuts) – chopped Salt Unsalted butter – must be brought to room temperature Confectioners’ sugar (for the dough and for rolling) Vanilla extract
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Butter Pecan Snowball Cookies
Making the best Christmas snowball cookies is fast and easy. Here’s how you do it:
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