Snow Ball Christmas Cookies and Online Cookie Exchange. These buttery snow ball cookies, also known as Russian tea cakes or pecan meltaway cookies, are the ultimate melt-in-your-mouth cookies! Loaded with crushed pecans and rolled in powdered sugar, makes them one of our favorite cookies during Christmas season.
For as long as we I can remember, my girls have always called these small buttery cookies the ‘Snow Ball Christmas Cookies.’ The name evolved from the popular Disney movie at that time ‘Snow White,’ which all little girls loved. Nowadays, all the little girls, including my granddaughter are into the current Disney movie ‘Frozen.’
You can gather your little bakers in the kitchen; play the song “Let it Go” as you sing along and create these easy-to-make confections. And at the same time, creating wonderful memories that will last a life-time!
To Make Snow Ball Christmas Cookies:
Getting started is easy. Using simple ingredients such as butter, flour, powered sugar, and crushed pecans makes these cookies so simple to make and bake. No eggs in this recipe.
Simply beat sugar with butter, then add in the rest of the dry ingredients and shape into balls.
The recipe calls for slow baking them at 325 degrees for about 15 to 18 minutes and then roll them into the powered sugar while still warm, and then again the second time once they cool completely.
Easy-peasy!!
They’re so good! Besides, everyone always looks forward to them year after year.
All generations including kids of all ages will enjoy these snow ball cookies as much as we do.
Here are a few more cookie recipes you might enjoy!
Coconut Cherry Shortbread Cookies are snow ball cookies made with shredded coconut, dried cherries and chocolate morsels.
Also, try our: Italian Lemon Cookies with Lemon Glaze
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Classic Snickerdoodle Cookies
Dulce de Leche Butter Cookies
Chewy Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Best Pumpkin Cookies with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.
I thought it would be fun to offer an online cookie exchange and invite some of our foodie-friends to be a part of it. The recipe card for our Snow Ball Christmas Cookies will be at the bottom of this post for you to easily print.
In the meantime, enjoy some of our friends cookies as part of our virtual online cookie exchange!
Chocolate Pistachio Cranberry Biscotti by Roz
Lemon Ice Cookies by Dan
Cinnamon Stars by Tricia
Soft Gingersnap Cookies by Barbara
Pecan Shortbead Cookies by Susan, and Peppermint Macarons by Joanne
ENJOY!!
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Snow Ball Christmas Cookies
Author: 2 sisters recipes
Recipe type: Cookies / Holiday Cookies
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Serves: 4 dozen
Snow Ball Christmas Cookies are buttery, sweet and melt-in-your-mouth cookies! Easy to make and bake and perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 tsp. water
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F Degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, vanilla, and sugar. Creaming the mixture until light and fluffy. Blend in water.
- Gradually add in and combine the flour and salt, and beat until well blended. Add the pecans.
- Shape into 1-inch balls. Or you can use a small ice cream scoop. Place balls at least 1-inch apart onto non-stick cookie sheet.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until firm to the touch.
- While cookies are warm, roll into powdered sugar. Cool on wire racks for a few minutes.
- Then roll again (the second time) into powdered sugar.
- Store them in a sealed container up to one week. They freeze up to one month.
- Yields: 4 dozen snow balls
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We hope you’ll be baking up a storm this weekend! Have fun!
Thanks for stopping by!
Anna and Liz
11 Comments
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
December 19, 2014 at 9:38 pmAn all-time favorite! I usually shaped them into crescents but love the idea of calling them into balls and calling them snowballs. Even my 2-1/2 year old grandson knows who Anna and Elsa are 🙂 Merry Christmas, ladies!
annaliz
December 20, 2014 at 2:25 amOh how sweet! Thank you and Merry Christmas to you!
Roz Corieri Paige
December 19, 2014 at 10:15 pmWow, I love these cookies. . . we used to call them Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies, but I like your name better! I could (and would) eat a whole plate of these; I need to try your recipe, since the one I used was out of a cookbook from long ago. Thank you so much for kindly including my biscotti in your cookie exchange! I'll be sending info to you guys about my next recipe roundup going on in the next week.
Have a blessed Christmas,
xo
Roz
annaliz
December 20, 2014 at 2:26 amThanks Roz, we look forward to seeing it. Have a Merry Christmas!
Betty
December 20, 2014 at 12:35 amWe always called these "Exploding Cookies" because when we were little it seemed to us that they exploded when we bit into them. 🙂 One of my favorites!
annaliz
December 20, 2014 at 2:36 amSo glad to hear that – it's funny how these cookies have evolved into different names.
Tricia @ Saving room for dessert
December 22, 2014 at 6:45 pmThese are my husband's favorite cookies – but we do call them Russian Tea Cakes. Thanks for the link love! Merry Christmas to you both and I hope you have a very Happy New Year too! Happy baking 🙂
annaliz
December 24, 2014 at 2:52 amThank you Tricia! We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy new year!
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Dan from Platter Talk
December 2, 2018 at 6:54 pmWe are a huge fan of Christmas cookies and these snowball Christmas cookies are among Santa’s favorites; and mine too! Beautiful job, Ladies and happy holidays to you and your families!
by Anna and Liz
December 4, 2018 at 2:29 pmThank you Dan for a sweet comment! Happy Holidays to you and your beautiful family as well!