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This classic cookie recipe is a perfect bite of shortbread enrobed in powdered sugar. This recipe is also called Mexican tea cakes, wedding cookies, or snowballs, these pretty little cookies are rich, tender, with a sandy texture. They’re perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.
In my family, these yummy little cookies were made every holiday and for every wedding. I’ve continued the tradition by making them for Christmas. I can’t imagine a holiday cookie tray without them. Plus, they’re incredibly easy.
This is a classic holiday cookie of buttery shortbread cookies that are enriched with toasted chopped nuts and rolled in powdered sugar. They are delicate, not too sweet, and melt in your mouth.
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A classic cookie recipe for bite size shortbread balls coated in powdered sugar. So buttery, tender, and delicious. A perfect addition to your holiday cookie tray.
1 cup Butter
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
6 tablespoons Powdered sugar
2 cups Flour
1 cup Finely chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
1 cup Powdered sugar, for coating
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a Silpat mat. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and vanilla until smooth.
Stir the 6 tablespoons of powdered sugar into the flour. Add to the butter mixture and combine, on low speed, until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts.
Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet 2-inches apart.
Bake for 12 minutes or until the bottoms are just beginning to turn golden.
Pour the 1 cup of powdered sugar into a ziplock bag. While the cookies are still warm, shake them in the powdered sugar – a few at a time.
Place on a wire rack to cool completely. When the cookies are cool, coat them in the powdered sugar again.
Store in an airtight container.