mom's christmas snowball cookies

Name: Mom's Christmas Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 3 tablespoon(s) powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) coursely chopped pecans or walnuts; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar

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Sharon Perez

Aiea, HI

Updated on Dec 19, 2015

My earliest memories are of my family making these at Christmas time. Now that my parents are no longer with me. When I make them, my parents are with me in my happy childhood memories.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield make 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups flour
1/2 cup coursely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 cup powdered sugar

How To Make mom's christmas snowball cookies

Step 1

Cream butter, three tablespoons powdered sugar, vanilla and almond extracts. Stir in flour and nuts. Shape by hand in to walnut sized balls. Place on ungreased sheet pan. All of the cookies will fit on one sheet pan.

Step 2

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool cookies on sheet pan for 10 minutes. Roll cookies in remaining powdered sugar that has been sifted.Enjoy!
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