Snowballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 c. soft butter or margarine
1 c. finely chopped pecans
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
confectioners sugar

Preparation

In large bowl combine all ingredients except confectioners sugar.
With hands, mix until thoroughly blended.
Refrigerate dough 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Form dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet; bake 15 to 20 minutes or until set, but not brown.
Let stand 1 minute.
Remove to wire racks; cool partially.
Roll in confectioners sugar while still warm; roll again.
Makes about 20.