Southern Pecan Butterballs

These little cookies are near and dear to my heart. They are a cookie that my Mom and I just love. They actually go by a lot of names depending on where you are from: Mexican Wedding Cookies, Danish Wedding Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes, Snowballs.

It’s all basically the same thing although some folks will change the kinds of nuts that are used in it.  I ate these a lot as a kid. It’s a very simple recipe. And to me, those are the best. I love humble recipes like this. You wouldn’t think that something with so few ingredients could be so darn tasty.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter flavored vegetable shortening
• 1 cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp table salt
• 1 1/2 cups pecan chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
3. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, combine shortening, powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Give it all a stir with a large fork.
5. Then gently begin adding the flour mixture to the shortening mixture. Add just a little at a time so the flour doesn't fly everywhere. Stir until combined.
6. Stir pecan chips into batter.
7. ................................

For full instructions please see : www.thecountrycook.net

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