Snowball Cookies Baked Until the Edges Set
Prep 10 minutes · Cook 18 minutes · Total 28 minutes · Yield 24 Cookies
Set out all-purpose flour, pecans finely chopped, and salt before you start Snowball Cookies Baked Until the Edges Set. The batch is written for 24 Cookies.
Count on 10 minutes of prep, 18 minutes of cooking, about 28 minutes from the first measurement to the plate.
What goes in the bowl
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups pecans finely chopped
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter slightly softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar for coating
How the cooking goes
Make the dough
- Warm the oven to 325°F. Line two sheet pans with baking paper.
- Chop pecans until no pieces larger than a pea remain, or pulse in a food processor until finely ground (the texture of coarse cornmeal).
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, chopped pecans, and salt; whisk to combine.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla until well-combined. Add all the flour mixture, then mix on low speed until the dough just begins to come together but still looks shaggy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and continue mixing on low until the dough is cohesive, about 10 more seconds.
Portion & bake
- Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls and place 1 inch apart on your sheet pan. You use a tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the dough and then roll into balls. Optional: For the tallest cookies, chill dough balls before baking.
- Oven-bake until the bottoms are golden and the tops are beginning to brown and show small cracks, 17-19 minutes. Be careful not to over-bake them or they will be dry and crumbly.
- Cool the cookies 2 minutes on the sheet pan before transferring to wire racks to cool until just slightly warm.
- Set powdered sugar in a large plastic bag or bowl. Work with two cookies at a time. Toss gently to coat and place back on the wire rack.
- Allow the cookies to sit at least an hour, up to overnight. Repeat the tossing in powdered sugar (or even edible glitter!). Enjoy!
After it comes off the heat
Cool the sheet on a rack before the pieces are stacked. A covered tin keeps them for a few days.
If you want another plate from Cookies, open Hungarian Nut Roll Cookies (Walnut Filling) Baked Until the Edges Set and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookies Baked Until the Edges Set.
