Snowball Christmas Cookies

Snowball Christmas Cookies,  Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding Cookies,and Butterballs
 are many variations and names of this cookie

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1/3 cup  sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups Gluten Free flour 
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts 
•  Powdered sugar for rolling cookies twice - about 11/2 cup

Instructions

In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 

Add vanilla and flour and mix until just combined.

Add chopped pecans. beating at low speed, scraping bowl as necessary, until well mixed.
Roll dough into 2 tablespoon sized dough balls.

  Roll them in powder sugar

Place on prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Bake cookies for 12 - 14 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown,
Remove from oven and cool on baking pan for about 2 minutes   

While cookies are still warm, roll  them in powder sugar again.

 In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla and flour and mix until just combined.

Add chopped pecans. beating at low speed, scraping bowl as necessary, until well mixed.

Roll dough into 2 tablespoon sized dough balls.

  roll them in icing sugar

Place on prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Repeat until all the dough is used up. Bake cookies for 12 - 14 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown,Remove from oven and cool on baking pan for about 2 minutes

While cookies are still warm, roll  them in

 powder sugar again.

ENJOY!!!!