Sugar And Spice Butter Balls Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Cream together the butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla
• Slowly add the flour, nutmeg, and salt and mix just until combined
• Stir in the nuts
• Scoop into 1" balls and round them smooth between your hands
• Bake 10-12 minutes, until cookies are set but not browned
• While the cookies are baking, place the remaining cup of powdered sugar in a small bowl
• Let the cookies cool on the tray for a minute or two
• Roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar and set on a cooling rack. Once cool, roll them once or twice more in powdered sugar
• Store in an airtight container

Steps:

• Beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, beat until fluffy. Add flour, and beat at low speed until well blended, stir in pecans.
• Shape into one inch balls. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) on an ungreased cookie sheet for 20 minutes. Remove and put on wire rack to cool. Roll in confectioners' sugar when cool.

Steps:

• Grind walnuts very fine. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla.
• Add flour and nuts alternately. You may have to mix by using your hands to really get it all mixed together well.
• Roll into small balls, approximately 1-inch.
• Place on cookie sheet, ungreased. You can usually fit a lot of cookies on the cookie sheet because they do not spread that much.
• Bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, have a bowl of powdered sugar ready for when the cookies come out of the oven.
• When cookies are brought out of the oven, allow to cool for maybe a minute until you can pick them up without breaking them. Roll in powdered sugar and place them on wax paper. Cool.
• I also like to roll them in powdered sugar a second time when they are completely cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300*F.
• In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the sugars.
• Add the butter and mix to form a grainy paste.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the eggs and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture and blend at low speed just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Shape dough into 1" balls and roll each in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Place 2" inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets and bake 18-20 minutes.
• Using a spatula, immediately transfer cookies to a cool, flat surface.