Photo: Molly Mears
Snowball Cookies
7 ingredients
15 min + 18 min
About 48 cookies
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A recipe for Snowball Cookies, shortbread-style cookies loaded with nuts and rolled in powdered sugar. They're also known as Mexican Wedding Cookies and Russian Tea Cookies.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
814
Calories
16g
Protein
33g
Fat
112g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pecans | 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) | 196 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups finely chopped pecans, divided
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups powdered sugar, for rolling cookies after baking
Directions
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By browneyedbaker ·
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