Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}

By | December 3, 2014

Today on our 12 Days of Christmas Treats post we’re sharing a great standby. This traditional Snowball cookies are a Christmas favorite in my many households. I know they’re one of my husband’s favorite cookies. I used the traditional recipe, but improved it by using browned butter, which adds a bit of richness to the cookies.

12 Days of Christmas {Treats}::A Camera & A Cookbook
Lysha @ a Camera & a Cookbook shares 12 delightful Christmas treat recipes for this holiday season.  Today she is sharing Snowballs made with browned butter

Servings: 3 dozen
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes for each batch

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup browned butter
2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Combine (regular) sugar, butter, and vanilla and mix on low speed.
3. Slowly add in flower until mixed thoroughly. Then, add in pecans.
4. Roll balls into 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet and cook for about 20 minutes, but watch to ensure they don’t get too brown.
5. Allow to cool, but roll each cookie through powdered sugar while still warm.

Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 36
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups finely chopped pecans
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1¼ cup
  • browned butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. Combine (regular) sugar, butter, and vanilla and mix on low speed.
  3. Slowly add in flower until mixed thoroughly. Then, add in pecans.
  4. Roll balls into 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheet and cook for about 20 minutes, but watch to ensure they don't get too brown.
  5. Allow to cool, but roll each cookie through powdered sugar while still warm.
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7 thoughts on “Snowballs {Made with Browned Butter}

  1. Julia

    These look amazing! We can’t do tree nuts at our house, I wonder if almonds would work instead?

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