sugar pecan cookies snow balls

sugar cookies with nuts, wedding cake style

1/2 cup of pecans or a mix of nuts, walnut or almonds you pick your favorite

1 cup of powdered sugar

pinch of salt

1 cup of butter room temp

1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

1 3/4 cups of unbleached all purpose flour

topping extra powdered sugar aprox 1 1/2 cups

pre heat oven to 350℉ place the nuts on a cookie sheet and bake for aprox 10 min do not burn let them cool completely

in a processor with a metal blade place the sugar with pecans and salt and blend until it is powder fine, put in cut pieces of butter while the motor runs.

blend until smooth and creamy, scrape the sides and add the vanilla extract pulse in the flour until it forms a ball.

place dough in a dish and cover let it get cold again in fridge 1 hour, I usually leave it over night.

about 1 tablespoon size of a ball you will roll between your hands and place them on a cookie sheet  1 1/2” apart

place in preheated oven of 350℉ for aprox 12 - 14 min or until the bottoms are golden brown

let them cool to touch and handle and place them in the powdered sugar, dip them well to have all sides covered and set in a serving tray.

ENJOY