Snowballs
| Ingredients | |
1/2 |
Cup butter or margarine |
1/3 |
Cup of confectioners (powered) sugar |
1 |
Teaspoon of vanilla extract |
1 |
Cup of chopped nuts of your choice -- walnuts are common |
1 |
Teaspoon of baking power |
1 |
Cup of sifted all purpose flour |
1/4 |
Teaspoon of salt |
| Directions | |
| Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees | |
| Add the butter/margarine, confectioners (powered) sugar, vanilla extract, and chopped nuts into a large mixing bowl | |
| Mix the ingredients together well | |
| Add the baking power, sifted all purpose flour, and salt to the mixing bowl | |
| Using your clean hands, mix the ingredients | |
| Take enough dough to make a small ball about 1 1/2 inches in diameter | |
| Roll in your hands to make a small ball and place it on a cookie sheet | |
| Repeat making the balls until you use up the dough or fill the cookie sheet | |
| Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 8 minutes | |
| Place a sheet of wax paper on a work surface and sprinkle one cup of confectioners (powered) sugar to roll the baked cookies | |
| Roll the warm cookies in the powered sugar and then set out to cool. | |
