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Grandma Minecci's Snowball Cookies
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jimbeau
"This is my brother-in-law's favorite recipe passed down from grandmother to daughter in my wife's family for years."
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Ingredients
1 h 10 m servings 234Original recipe yields 24 servings (2 dozen cookies)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat shortening, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Sift flour and salt into creamed butter mixture and stir just until dough is combined; fold in pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool cookies slightly and roll in confectioners' sugar. Cool cookies completely and roll again in confectioners' sugar.
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- Cook's Note:
- You may substitute shortening for the butter.
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Read all reviews 79 Ratings
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Most helpful positive review
12/13/2014
This recipe makes excellent snowball cookies, exactly as written. Loved by all who tried them and sure to become a regular in our Christmas cookie rotation.
Most helpful critical review
12/14/2016
Made as directed with pecans. Bland tasting. Would recommend using almond extract vs. vanilla. Recipe made 48 cookies. Similar recipe using cream cheese better.
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12/13/2014
This recipe makes excellent snowball cookies, exactly as written. Loved by all who tried them and sure to become a regular in our Christmas cookie rotation.
10/17/2017
Melt in your mouth recipe. I only reduced the sugar to half cup and used 1 cup of pecans for my taste. Oven temp and time was perfect for me. I tried this recipe in place of a passed down recipe...
12/22/2014
While this recipe produced very nice, not too sweet cookies, something is not right with the directions. I halved the recipe and got about 32 1" cookies (used a cookie scoop). I have no idea ho...
12/10/2018
These were a huge hit! I was scrolling through cookie recipes just getting my Christmas ideas and came across these delectable delights. My only problem was I had no vanilla! Panic ensued me as ...
7/31/2019
This recipe was delicious! Instead of shortening, I used peanut oil and instead of white sugar, I used confectioner's sugar. They turned out great! I will be making these again for the holidays...
12/14/2016
Made as directed with pecans. Bland tasting. Would recommend using almond extract vs. vanilla. Recipe made 48 cookies. Similar recipe using cream cheese better.