Twisted Snowballs
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 12 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 14 cups flour
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
- 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
- confectioners' sugar, to coat
- Heat the oven to 400F.
- Cream together the butter and 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar.
- Add the flour, salt, zest, and nuts, stirring until a dough forms.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake on center oven rack for 10 minutes.
- While still warm, roll each snowball in confectioners' sugar and transfer to wire rack.
- Re-roll once snowballs have cooled completely.
butter, sugar, flour, salt, lemon zest, walnuts, confectioners
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/twisted-snowballs-272726 (may not work)