Grandma Smock's Snowball Cookies. Great recipe for Grandma Smock's Snowball Cookies. my grandma always made these for Christmas. my mom switched the pecans out for almonds which I loved so sharing that and keeping it for when I need it. I make them every year at Christmas time my kids Whisk. I make them every year at Christmas time my kids Whisk.
The cookie itself really isn't sweet at all until it's coated in the powdered sugar.
It's a bit like a shortbread cookie, but it's absolutely loaded with ground pecans.
If you need a cookie for Santa, Grandma's Snowball Cookies are the perfect choice.
You can have Grandma Smock's Snowball Cookies using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Grandma Smock's Snowball Cookies
- Prepare 1 cup of butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of powder sugar.
- It's 1 tsp of almond extract.
- Prepare 2 cup of flour.
- You need 2 cup of sliced almonds.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
They're buttery, studded with pecans, and covered with a heavy blanket of powdered sugar. Santa will just need a glass of milk! This recipe is pretty popular around Christmastime. These same cookies are known as Mexican wedding cookies, pecan balls, pecan.
Grandma Smock's Snowball Cookies step by step
- Snowballs 1 cup butter 1/2 cup of powder sugar 1tsp of almond or vanilla extract 2 cups flour 2 cups nuts 1/2 tsp salt Refridgerate for an hour Roll into balls bake at 350 till light brown. roll in powder sugar.
- mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for a hour.
- preheat oven to 350.
- roll into balls.
- bake until brown then roll in powder sugar.
Cream butter and sugar in medium bowl until creamy. Add vanilla; beat until well mixed. Add flour and pecans; beat at low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. View Recipe this link opens in a new tab. Combine all ingredients; do not overmix to avoid tough cookies.
