Pecan Snowball Cookie Bites

Our Chipotle Shrimp recipe is ideal for entertaining as well as weeknight suppers. It takes only a few minutes to put together the fragrant marinade. Grilling the shrimp with a brush really brings out the flavor.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Additional Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 48
Yield: 4 dozen

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup unsalted butter
  2. ½ cup packed light brown sugar
  3. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  4. 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  5. 2 cups finely chopped pecans
  6. 1 tablespoon sifted confectioners’ sugar, or as needed (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 4 baking sheets.
  2. Beat butter and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Stir in vanilla extract. Stir in flour gradually; mixture will be crumbly. Add pecans and work into the dough.
  3. Pinch off dough in teaspoons; roll in hands to form balls that are about 1/2-inch in diameter. Place onto the prepared baking sheets.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until firm and browned on bottoms, 15 to 18 minutes.
  5. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners’ sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 97 kcal
Carbohydrate 7 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 1 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 1 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 8 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

 

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