Snowballs

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 3 tbsp confectioners sugar
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• extra confectioners sugar

1. 1. Cream butter and 3 tbsp. confectioners sugar until fluffy.
2. 2. Stir in flour gradually
3. 3. Add pecans until well blended.
4. 4 Chill several hours or until firm to handle
5. 5. Roll dough, teaspoon at a time, into marble-size balls between palms of hands.
6. 6. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased cookie sheets
7. 7. Bake in slow oven (325F) for 20 minutes or until lightly golden.
8. 8. Cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
9. 9. Remove carefully and roll in extra confectioners sugar while still warm to make a generous white coating.
10. 10. Cool completely on wire racks.
11. 11. Store with waxed paper between layers in container with tight-fitting lid.

butter, confectioners sugar, flour, pecans, extra confectioners sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/snowballs-50087216 (may not work)