Swedish Snowballs Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
• Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt; mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
• Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F
• In the bowl of an electric mixer beat shortening, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla at medium speed until well blended and fluffy.
• Combine flour, oats, pecans and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until set and bottoms are light golden brown. Cool on cooling racks just until cool enough to handle. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. Cool completely. Roll again in powdered sugar if desired.

Steps:

• * "Pretty for a plate of cookies for company or your teacher. Fun to make and delicious to eat!" Have Ready: 1. Coarsely chop the nuts on the cutting board. Measure and set aside.2. Turn on the oven to 375°.3. Combine flour and salt in the small mixer bowl. Stir with a spoon and set aside.4. Combine butter or margarine, sugar, water and vanilla in the large mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed until well mixed, stopping the mixer and scraping the bowl several times.5. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until all the flour is moistened, scraping the bowl several times. The mixture will be crumbly. Add nuts and mix well.6. With your hands, form the dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.7. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Lift with a pancake turner to a wire rack to cool.8. When slightly cooled, roll each ball into a small bowl of powdered sugar. Finish cooling on the wire rack. For a more "frosted" look, roll balls in additional powdered sugar when completely cooled.9. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.