Pecan Snowballs

By á-1554

TO FREEZE—Instead of refrigerating the balls of dough, freeze the on the baking sheet before storing them in bags for up to 2 months. To bake, follow the recipe instructions, baking from frozen, and use the upper end of the time range.

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp. pure almond extract
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Details

Servings 34
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 80mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 8 minutes. Let cool and roughly chop.

With an electric mixer, beat the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and almond extracts and salt. Gradually add the flour, mixing until just incorporated. Mix in the pecans.

Shape the dough into tablespoon-size balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Transfer half the balls to a second parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until lightly golden, 18-22 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for ten minutes.

Place 1/2 cup of the sugar in a large bowl. Toss the warm cookies in the sugar and return to the baking sheet. Sift the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar over the cookies before serving.