Snowballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. 10x sugar
1 c. (1/2 c.) soft butter or margarine
1/2 c. chopped pecans or walnuts
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour

Preparation

Cream sugar, salt and butter thoroughly in small mixing bowl. Add vanilla.
Gradually stir flour into creamed ingredients.
Work nuts into dough.
Chill well before baking.
Form into 1-inch balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in hot oven (400\u00b0) for 10 to 12 minutes, until set but not brown.
Roll in 10x sugar immediately.
Cool on rack.
Roll in sugar again after they are cold.
Store in airtight container.
Yields 5 dozen.