Name: Grandma Minecci's Snowball Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Shortening - ¾ cup; Butter, softened - ¾ cup; White sugar, or to taste - ¾ cup; Eggs - 2; Vanilla extract - 4 teaspoons; All-purpose flour - 4 cups; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Chopped pecans (Optional) - ½ cup; Confectioners' sugar, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Grandma Minecci's Snowball Cookies

1. Shortening ¾ cup

2. Butter, softened ¾ cup

3. White sugar, or to taste ¾ cup

4. Eggs 2

5. Vanilla extract 4 teaspoons

6. All-purpose flour 4 cups

7. Salt 1 teaspoon

8. Chopped pecans (Optional) ½ cup

9. Confectioners' sugar, or as needed 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Grandma Minecci's Snowball Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Beat shortening, butter, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Sift flour and salt into creamed butter mixture and stir just until dough is combined; fold in pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool cookies slightly and roll in confectioners' sugar. Cool cookies completely and roll again in confectioners' sugar.