Vegan Pecan Snowball Cookies
Servings: 24
Calories: 146kcal
Melt in your mouth, beautifully round, buttery, studded with pecan bits, and dusted with powdered sugar, these vegan pecan snowball cookies are made with vegan butter for a rich and tasty cookie you can enjoy for special holidays or any time of the year.
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Equipment
- baking sheet with parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegan butter stick butter is best, 2 sticks
- ½ cup powderded sugar plus one cup for dusting - see below
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup pecans chopped fine
- 1 cup powdered sugar for dusting cooled cookies.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Soften the vegan butter to room temperature and finely chop the pecans. Set each aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and ½ cup powdered sugar with a mixer until smooth.
- Add in flour, vanilla, and salt. Continue beating until well combined.
- Fold in the chopped pecans.
- Using your hands or a small ice cream or cookie scoop, shape the dough into small balls and place on the parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 11 minutes until just lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and while still warm, gently roll in powdered sugar. Place on a cooling rack to thoroughly cool. Once the cookies have completely cooled, roll one more time in powdered sugar for a final dusting.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 362IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg