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

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Cooking:

20 min.

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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.