Pecan Nougat Cookies (Shortbread Snowballs)

This is one of my favorite Christmas cookies.  Today I looked at the Southern Plate’s blog and found a recipe for them.  I decided I needed to try out the recipe.  Oh, my goodness, they were delicious.  I put them in the freezer, so I don’t eat the entire batch.  They were that good!!!!  🙂

Ingredients:

• 1 c. softened butter (2 sticks)
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 c. finely chopped, ground-up pecans
• powdered sugar

Steps:

1. Cream butter, sugar, and salt until fluffy.
2. Add flour and vanilla, and mix well, scraping down sides as needed.
3. Add nuts and mix until well incorporated.
4. Shape into one-inch balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake at 325 for twenty minutes, but don’t let them brown.
6. Cool cookies.  When cooled, roll in powdered sugar.
7. Enjoy!

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