Rum Pecan Snowballs Recipes

SNOWBALLS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.

RUM PECAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Beat together the Crisco, confectioner's sugar, milk and rum extract until creamy.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, oats and pecans.
• Add this dry mixture to the other creamed mixture and mix it well.
• Shape dough into balls by the teaspoonful and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated 325°F oven for 15-18 minute.
• While still warm from the oven, roll them in confectioner's sugar; then finish cooling on a wire rack.
• When completely cool, roll in the confectioner's sugar again.
• Store in an airtight container.
• Variation: Turn this into a new recipe by swapping out the pecans for walnuts to create Rum Walnut Balls instead.

PECAN MELTAWAYS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Refrigerate until chilled., Preheat oven to 350°. Roll into 1-in. balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Roll warm cookies in additional confectioners' sugar; cool completely on wire racks. Roll cooled cookies again in confectioners' sugar.

PECAN SNOWBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Blend in butter and vanilla. Add nuts. Shape into 1/2-inch balls.
• Dust tops with confectioners'sugar.
• Place on a greased baking sheet 1-1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.
• Cool on racks and dust with more confectioners' sugar while still warm.