Pecan Cookie Balls

(from go panthers’s recipe box)

These buttery melt-in-your mouth cookies will be a holiday hit. They make a great gift idea or cookie exchange addition.

Source: McCormick

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 24 people

Categories: Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
  • 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups finely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. rections:1. 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.

  2. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

  3. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in remaining 2 cups sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar.

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