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Snowball Cookies Recipe
5 from 6 votes

Snowball Cookies Recipe

Swedish Heirloom Cookies melt-in-your mouth cookies with a buttery almond flavor. They're also known as Snowball Cookies or Mexican Wedding Cookies, depending on where you're from!

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
14 mins
Total Time
39 mins
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 79 kcal
Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ¼ cups pecans ground
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg large
  • 2 Tablespoons water
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar for coating

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, powdered sugar and salt until smooth. Add in ground pecans, flour and egg. Slowly add water, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat until combined into a dough.
  3. Shape dough into small balls and crescents, using about 1/2-1 Tbsp of dough. Place on cookie sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until set.
  4. While warm, roll cookies in powdered sugar. Store in airtight container for up to one week. Add more powdered sugar, if needed, when serving.

Notes

  • Swap the pecans for walnuts or almonds for a delicious twist.
  • Be sure to start with FRESH nuts, for best flavor. Toast the pecans too!
  • When shaping the dough, make them small. The smaller the better! One bite cookies are the best. I use about 1 Tablespoon of dough for each cookie, maybe a little bit less.
  • Be generous with the powdered sugar! Once they are cooled, sprinkle even more powdered sugar on them. You want the cookies to create a powdered sugar cloud that puffs into your face as you take a bite!
  • Store these cookies in an airtight container for up to one week. Feel free to add more powdered sugar just before serving!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 79kcal (4%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g (18%) Cholesterol 11mg (4%) Sodium 38mg (2%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 60 cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 79

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 79kcal 4%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 38mg 2%
Sugar 4g 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.