Basic, candy, and salty Snowball Cookies! A timeless vacation favourite that everybody adores. These no-fuss, candy, buttery, nutty Christmas cookies come along with only a handful of straightforward elements, then rolled by means of delicate vanilla sugar. For an additional-delicious twist, I combine in salted vanilla pecans. They make every cookie just a bit extra particular.

I’ve been planning this yr’s cookie field and asking everybody I do know for his or her favourite Christmas cookies. My cousin Maggie—my vacation partner-in-crime—at all times offers the most effective strategies. And each single yr, on the high of her listing, is a basic snowball cookie. We made them collectively on Christmas Eve a number of years in the past, and ever since then, she’s requested me to share my model.

I’ll be trustworthy, if I’m selecting from a cookie field, I virtually at all times attain for one thing chocolatey, salty-sweet, or truffle-like. I virtually by no means gravitate towards simply vanilla.

However vanilla is my youngest brother Oslo’s favourite taste, so he completely loves these cookies, and actually, who wouldn’t? Toasted vanilla pecans and home made vanilla sugar make them further particular and so, so scrumptious.

The best little cookie… and the right one so as to add to your vacation baking listing.

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Components 

• salted butter
• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract
• hazelnut liquor (that is optionally available)
• flour
• pecans
• vanilla sugar (or extra powdered sugar)

For the Vanilla Pecans (these are optionally available) 

• pecans
• honey
• brown sugar
• vanilla
• sea salt

Kitchen Instruments

For this recipe, you’ll want your favourite mixing bowls for baking, a baking sheet, and an electrical mixer for the batter.

The Steps

Step 1: Make the dough

Beat the butter with the powdered sugar, vanilla, and hazelnut liqueur (if utilizing—I at all times suggest it, it highlights the vanilla so fantastically) till creamy. Add the flour, toasted pecans, and salt. The dough will come collectively shortly.

Step 2: Roll the cookies

Roll the dough into small balls, a few tablespoon every. Organize on a baking sheet and bake—no chilling wanted!

Step 3: Roll by means of sugar

Whereas the cookies are nonetheless heat, dip or roll each by means of powdered sugar. Allow them to cool utterly, then roll once more to coat each inch in sweetness.

The vanilla pecans

If you wish to make these further particular, make the vanilla pecans! Toss uncooked pecans with honey and brown sugar, then bake till toasted. As soon as heat, toss with vanilla extract and a pinch of flaky salt. Fold them proper into the dough or sprinkle them on high—so scrumptious.

Add to The Cookies

Cookie Combine-In Concepts: 

• chocolate chunks or chips
• crushed peppermint
• white chocolate chunks or chips
• dried cranberries
• mini vacation M&M’s
• crushed pretzels

To actually make these festive, make Peppermint Sugar! Merely combine crushed peppermint candies and powdered sugar. Then sprinkle on high of every cookie earlier than baking.

Field these up and add them to your vacation cookie containers!

In search of different straightforward desserts? Listed below are my favorites: 

Christmas Pet Chow

Snickerdoodle Peanut Butter Chocolate Chex Combine Bars

5 Ingredient Triple Decker Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

Lastly, should you make these Snowball Cookies, make sure you go away a remark and/or give this recipe a ranking! Above all, I really like listening to from you guys and at all times do my greatest to reply to every remark. And naturally, should you do make this recipe, don’t overlook to tag me on Instagram! Wanting by means of the photographs of recipes you all have made is my favourite!