Pecan Snowball cookies

Razena Schroeder

Melt in the mouth crumbly shortbread pecan snowball cookies rolled in confectioner's sugar.

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Prep Time 45

Cook Time 45

Chilling time 1

Total Time 2 30

Course Breads & Bakery

Cuisine South African

Servings

Calories 117 kcal

Ingredients

250 grams lightly salted butter, softened at room temperature
35 grams confectioners sugar / icing sugar, sifted approximately 60 ml or 4 tbsp
5 ml vanilla extract approximately 1 tsp
260 grams cake flour approximately 500 ml or 2 cups
115 grams pecans chopped, approximately 250 ml or 1 cup

Decoration

140 grams confectioners sugar / icing sugar, sifted approximately 250 ml or 1 cup

Instructions

Cream the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla extract, flour and nuts and mix to a ball. Allow the dough to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes as it will be very soft and difficult to shape.
Shape small pieces of dough into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet, with space between them. I use a small ice cream scoop to ensure even sized balls.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes before baking to ensure a good shape and texture during baking.
If using mini chocolates instead of chopped nuts, place one in the center of each ball.
Heat the oven to 170C / 150C fan; 340 F or gas mark 3. Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes. It should be light golden and not dark brown.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and sift half the icing sugar over the hot cookies.
Leave to cool and repeat one more time after 10 minutes.

Notes

Variations of Snowball cookies

Replace the dairy butter with vegan butter for Vegan Snowball cookies.
Replace the chopped pecans with chopped walnuts for Walnut Snowball cookies.
Replace the chopped pecans with chopped almonds for Almond Snowball cookies
Replace 65 grams or 1/2 cup cake flour in the cookie dough with cocoa powder for Chocolate Snowball cookies.
Add 1 teaspoon of mixed spice to the flour for Spiced Snowball cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 22mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 175IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.

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