Pecan Balls Christmas Cookies Food

PECAN BALLS (CHRISTMAS COOKIES)

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together until well blended.
• Hand form into small balls.
• Bake at 300° up to 15 minutes. (These will not brown).
• While balls are still warm, roll into powdered sugar.

SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F.
• Process pecans in food processor until finely chopped. Transfer chopped pecans to bowl; stir in flour and salt. Set aside.
• Cream butter and granulated sugar in medium bowl 2 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add nut mixture. Beat just until dough is combined.
• Working with 1 tablespoon dough, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 16-18 minutes or until very lightly browned. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet 5 minutes; transfer to cooling rack to cool completely.
• Place powdered sugar into shallow bowl; roll cooled cookies in sugar to coat. Store in airtight container. If necessary, re-roll cookies in powdered sugar before serving.

MELTAWAY PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees farenheit.
• In a food processor with knife blade attached, pulse pecans with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until nuts are very finely ground. Add butter and vanilla, and process until smooth, occasionally stopping processor and scraping the side with a rubber spatula.
• Add flour;process until evenly mixed and dough forms.
• With floured hands, shape dough by rounded teaspoon full into small balls.
• Place 1" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 16 - 18 minutes, or until bottoms are lightly browned and cookies are light golden.
• Transfer cookies to wire rack. Cool for 3 minutes, then roll cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar and place back on wire rack to cool.
• When cookies are completely cool, roll in sugar once again.
• Repeat with remaining dough and sugar.

GRANDMA'S PECAN COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Cream shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar gradually; cream thoroughly. Add flour, pecans, and vanilla extract and blend.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet, baking in batches if needed.
• Bake in the preheated oven on one of the top racks until lightly golden, about 15 minutes, watching to be sure the bottoms do not burn.
• Remove from the oven and roll in some of the remaining powdered sugar while still hot. Let cool, 10 to 20 minutes. Roll again in powdered sugar.

PECAN BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Sift together into a medium sized bowl the flour, sugar and vanilla. Work in the margarine with a spoon or hands until well blended. Add chopped pecans and mix well.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and put on ungreased pans. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for about 25 minutes or until pale brown. When slightly cool roll or shake in confectioners' sugar. Store in an air tight container.

CHRISTMAS PECAN BALLS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter, then add other ingredients. Make into small balls and bake at 375°F 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Shake in powdered sugar just before serving. Enjoy!

PECAN COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup of the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans.
• Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in remaining 2 cups sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar.

EASY CHRISTMAS PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except powdered sugar into a large bowl.
• Mix thoroughly by hand, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Roll cookies by hand into 1-inch balls.
• Place on ungreased or parchment-lined cookie sheet an inch apart.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until set but not brown.
• Let stand on cookie sheet about 2 minutes, then gently roll each one gently in powdered sugar. Let cookies cool.
• Once they cool (15-20 minutes), roll again (gently) in powdered sugar. Store loosely covered.

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 BALLS

Steps:

• Beat butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy.
• Add flour, mix to a stiff paste.
• Add processed pecans.
• Roll into 30 small balls.
• bake at 180 degrees C (350 F) for 10 minutes.
• Dust cooled balls with icing sugar.

BUTTER PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl or stand mixer, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat it for at least 2-3 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides and bottom.
• Add the egg yolk and beat well.
• Add the flour & salt. Mix until it forms a ball, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl. When all the flour is incorporated, stop beating. (Over beating makes for a tough dough.)
• Cover the bowl and chill for about an hour. (If you are doubling the recipe, be sure to chill for more like 2-3 hours. They will bake flat if the dough is not cold. You can freeze the dough too, if you want.)
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
• Form the dough into 1 inch balls. Place on the cookie sheet with one inch of space in between each cookie.
• Flatten each ball once with a fork. If the fork is sticking, dip it in flour, then press on the cookie.
• Press a pecan on top, perpendicular to the fork marks.
• Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes or until they are no longer shiny on the top or edges.* I don't let mine get brown, or if they do, it is a very small amount on the bottom edges.

PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Spread pecans in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast in a preheated 350°F oven for 6-8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• In a large heavy bottomed saucepan melt together the butter, sugar, Karo® Light Corn Syrup and salt. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla. Mix well.
• Next, add 2 cups pecans, vanilla wafers and toffee bits to the mixture. Mix until fully moistened.
• To coat: Line a large baking sheet with wax paper.
• Using a small cookie or ice cream scoop divide the mixture rolling into 1-inch bite size balls. Place on baking sheet.
• Melt candy coating per package instructions. Using a fork dip into candy coating allowing any excess to drip off. Place onto wax paper.
• Sprinkle the tops of each pecan ball with reserved 1/2 cup pecans while wet then allow to dry completely.
• Store chilled in an airtight container for up to one week. Bring to room temperature prior to serving.

SIMPLE PECAN BUTTERBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven at 300 F.
• Cream the butter and stir in the vanilla.
• Gradually work in the confectioners' sugar and flour.
• Add chopped pecans and work it into the dough.
• Pinch off the dough and roll to form balls about the size of a quarter.
• Place on greased or parchment-lined baking sheets; bake for 10 minutes, then increase the heat to 325 F and bake for 5 to 10 more minutes.
• Roll the cookies in confectioners' sugar after they've cooled.
• Serve and enjoy.