snowball cookies

Sugary white spheres

Snowball cookies are small, round shortbread-style cookies rolled in powdered sugar while still warm, giving them a snow-dusted appearance.

Made with butter, flour, finely chopped nuts (usually pecans or walnuts), and minimal sugar in the dough itself: Grandma always made snowball cookies at Christmas.

Also called Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies, or butterballs.

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crumbly · melt-in-your-mouth · Christmas · holiday baking · wedding · shortbread · vanilla · dusted · round · bite-sized · baking · holiday · nutty · delicate · sweet · confectioners · rolling · festive

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G