Cranberry Pecan Snowball Cookies
Calories: 7
Adjust Servings Here: 24 cookies
Description
These cranberry pecan snowball cookies are buttery shortbread cookies with ground pecans and cranberries. They are baked, then coated with powdered sugar. You won't find a recipe easier than this because all you need is a bowl and a spatula. The dough takes 5 minutes to combine and 10 minutes to bake. Easy peasy and perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup (100 g) Pecans finely ground
- ½ cup (60 g) Cranberries dried
- ½ cup (113 g) Unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup (120 g) Powdered sugar confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup (160 g) All-purpose flour
- ½ tsp Salt
For dusting
- 1 cup (120 g) Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Process - In a food processor, pulse the pecans until coarse, then add the cranberries and pulse until finely ground. Set aside.1 cup Pecans, ½ cup Cranberries dried
- Cream - In a large bowl with a whisk, cream together the butter and powdered sugar. Add the vanilla extract and salt.½ cup Unsalted butter, 1 cup Powdered sugar, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, ½ tsp Salt
- Dry ingredients - Next, add the ground pecan, cranberry mixture, and flour mixture. Combine well, but do not overmix.1 ¼ cup All-purpose flour
- Chill - Transfer the dough to the fridge and chill for 10 minutes while you preheat the oven to 350°F/ 177°C/ Gas mark 4
- Balls - Take about 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and shape it into balls. Place them on a parchment-lined baking tray.
- Bake - Transfer to the oven on the middle rack and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in the tray for 10 minutes.
- Coat - In a bowl, add the powdered sugar. Once the cookies are cooled, coat each cookie with powdered sugar and dust off any excess1 cup Powdered sugar
- Store - Cool them completely, then store them in an airtight container for up to a week
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