Amoña’s Christmas Snowballs
These buttery, nutty melt-in-your-mouth cookies were always in my Amoña’s Christmas box. She picked up the recipe while raising her family in the US, trading recipes with other immigrant mums. I still make them every year they're so easy and taste like home.
Ingredients 6
1 cup butter, softened
1⁄2 cup icing sugar, extra for coating
2 1⁄2 cups plain flour
1⁄2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3⁄4 cup pecans, chopped
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Method 7
Preheat oven to 150°C / 300°F.
Mix the softened , 1⁄2 cup icing sugar (not the extra for coating), , , and until smooth.
Stir in the finely chopped .
Roll the into small bite-size balls. Keep the dough chilled between batches.
Bake for 10–15 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly golden and set.
Roll the warm cookies in the extra reserved for coating.
Cool the completely on a rack before storing or serving.
Ainhoa & Julien's tips
Go easy on the icing sugar for a more buttery, less-sweet bite.
