These cookies have been called Mexican Wedding Cookies or Italian Wedding Cookies but I am calling them my Italian Snowball Cookies! They are easier to make than you think and so good, they will literally melt in your mouth! Cheers!

1 cup butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for coating the baked cookies at the end

1 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup pecans, chopped into very small pieces (I actually used 1/2 cup and it was perfect!)

Pre-heat oven to 275 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray

Cream butter and sugar at low speed in an electric mixer, until smooth. Add vanilla and mix well

Gradually add the flour at low speed. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.

With floured hands, scoop out about 1 Tbls of the dough and roll in the palms of your hands into little balls. Continue rolling the dough into little balls and keep flouring your hands as you do so. Place each cookie onto the prepared cookie sheets

Bake for 40 minutes, depending on your oven. I baked mine for exactly 30 minutes and they were perfect!

When the cookies are cool enough for you to handle but still hot or very warm, roll each cookie in the additional confectioners’ sugar.

Cool on a wire rack.

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Italian Snowball Cookies

Author: Anita Casano

Probably my favorite (but I say that with almost all cookies!). These little snowballs will literally melt in your mouth!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for coating the baked cookies at the end
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus a little more for hand dusting
1 cup pecans, chopped into very small pieces (I actually only used 1/2 cup and it was plenty)

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 275 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray
Cream butter and sugar at low speed in an electric mixer until smooth. Add vanilla and mix well.
Gradually add the flour, beating on low
Mix in the chopped pecans with a spatula
With a little flour on your hands, scoop out about 1 Tbls of dough and roll in the palm of your hands into balls. Continue to dust your hands as you make more cookies.
Place each cookie on to cookie sheets
Bake for 40 minutes (depending on your oven). Mine baked for exactly 30 minutes and were perfect!
When the cookies are cool enough for you to handle, but still hot or warm, roll in the additional confectioners' sugar
Cool on a wire rack