Frosty Snowballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter, softened
1/3 c. granulated sugar
1 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. sifted powdered sugar
green, pink and purple edible cake sparkles or colored sugar

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the granulated sugar; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in water and vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour and the chopped pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 325\u00b0 oven 20 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool completely.