-
-
My review
Snow Balls in a Jar
Paula
"A favorite recipe at Christmas that can become someone's favorite gift. Share it with the ones you love."
Added to shopping list.
Go to shopping list.
Ingredients
servings 79 calsOriginal recipe yields 24 servings (4 dozen)
- Adjust
- US
- Metric
Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a medium bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and flour. Place into a 1 quart canning jar. Put the chopped pecans on top. Close the lid and attach a tag with the following instructions:
- Snow Balls, Makes 4 dozen. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. In a medium bowl, cream together 3/4 cup of shortening and 1/4 cup of margarine. Stir in 2 teaspoons of vanilla. Add the entire contents of the jar, and mix well. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool, and roll in confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 79 calories; 3.4 g fat; 11.1 g carbohydrates; 1.5 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; < 1 mg sodium. Full nutrition
Share
Similar recipes
Reviews
Read all reviews 1620 Ratings
-
-
-
-
-
Most helpful positive review
12/17/2000
The "snowballs" are delicious! Very easy to package and make! I added white chocolate chips and coconut and put them in snowflake covered bags calling them "snowballs in a bag"...they were a big...
Most helpful critical review
12/13/2002
Did this for a church bake & craft sale. Decorated the jar, put it on a tray and surrounded it with baked cookies. The cookies were sort of dry and bland with all of the shortening, so for the...
Most helpful
Most positive
Least positive
Newest
12/17/2000
The "snowballs" are delicious! Very easy to package and make! I added white chocolate chips and coconut and put them in snowflake covered bags calling them "snowballs in a bag"...they were a big...
12/13/2002
Did this for a church bake & craft sale. Decorated the jar, put it on a tray and surrounded it with baked cookies. The cookies were sort of dry and bland with all of the shortening, so for the...
9/20/2006
I couldn't stand the thought of using all that shortening(yuck)so I used butter and it was much like my shortbread recipe. They do need to be rolled in sugar while slightly warm, sugar sticks be...
11/13/2004
Very good - I always make these and teh saltine toffee cookies found on this site. They are awsome, one tip, though, when you roll the cookies, first sprinle in water, then roll - much more suga...
12/7/2002
I made four gift jars with this recipe and I made a batch for my house, too. They're good cookies and they're especially appropriate for this time of year. I tried adding coconut and white choco...
9/28/2007
Wow! These cookies are absolutely delicious, I've only had two so far but they are great! Right up there in my top 3 cookie recipes, and that's saying a lot. I really like cookies that have a...
12/4/2005
I decided to follow one rater's suggestion of snowballs in a bag and thought it would be good to make and try them before giving away the jar version. They taste great - a lot like shortbread b...
1/27/2002
I just rolled these in balls and flattened with a fork. I sprinkled with sugar and baked at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes. Pretty good!