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    Home » Recipes » Snowball Cookies

    Published: Aug 20, 2013 · Modified: Oct 8, 2020 by Kristen Massad · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

    Snowball Cookies

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    Buttery, crushed pecans and powdered sugar make Snowball Cookies the perfect bite size treat!Hey everyone!  Thanks for checking out my blog Ink Foods (IN NANNYS KITCHEN) where I will take you through a journey of the most incredible desserts, some new, some old and some of my Nanny’s original recipes!  One of my favorite cookies that I have grown up baking and eating is Kipfels.

    Snowball Cookies, also known as  Kipfels in our family, are a cookie that my family is familiar with because we love to make them and LOVE to eat them. For every holiday we have Snowball Cookies on the table so I have decided to make this my first recipe to share with all of you!   These cookies are a melt in your mouth butter cookie that is loaded with pecans and dusted with powdered sugar.  A lot of you may be familiar with these cookies, because they are served in many different cultures; Kipfel is the Italian name,  Mexican wedding cookies, Russian Tea Cakes and many more!  I hope you all enjoy and come back to see where this new journey takes me!

    ENJOY…they will go fast

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    Snowball Cookies

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    Buttery, crush pecans and powdered sugar make Snowball Cookies the perfect bite size treat!

    • Author: Kristen Massad
    • Category: Cookie
    • Cuisine: Dessert

    Ingredients

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    • 1 Cup Butter
    • ⅓ Cup Powdered Sugar
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
    • ½ tsp Salt
    • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
    • 1 Cup Pecans

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 F
    2. Cream the butter, sugar, vanilla extract and salt until fully combined
    3. Add the all purpose flour and pecans and mix until it comes together into a ball
    4. Scoop the dough into 1” balls (I like to use an ice cream scoop) onto a baking sheet with parchment paper
    5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden
    6. Let cool and then dredge in powdered sugar until fully coated

    Keywords: Snowball Cookies, Russian Tea Cookies

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    1. Carol schulman says

      August 22, 2013 at 12:24 am

      Great idea.... Love the recipes. Kisses to everyone.

      Carol and Larry

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    2. Corinne Kirkendall says

      August 21, 2013 at 3:51 pm

      Hey Kristen, You have definitely inherited your Nanny's special touch in the kitchen!

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    3. Corinne Kirkendall says

      August 21, 2013 at 3:48 pm

      Hey Kristen,

      I know that your Nanny had a special touch that you have inherited for the kitchen.
      Thank you for sharing those "secret" recipes...

      Love to all,
      Corinne

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      • kristen massad says

        September 17, 2013 at 2:49 am

        Thank you corinne! I am enjoying this new chapter in our life and I hope you get to enjoy these recipes with us! Hope to see you soon.
        Kristen

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