Author Notes
Mexican Wedding Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes, Walnut Butter Balls, Snowball Cookies... Regardless of what you call this little powdery ball of deliciousness, they're a Holiday must have! I spiced up my recipe by adding cinnamon and nutmeg to the dough, and orange zest to the powdered sugar coating. —Loves Food Loves to Eat
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Ingredients
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1 cup
butter-softened
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
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6 tablespoons
confectioners (powdered) sugar
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon
nutmeg
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2 cups
all purpous flour
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1 cup
finely chopped walnuts
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1/3 cup
powdered sugar
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zest of 1 orange
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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cream butter and vanilla until smooth
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mix together flour, 6 T sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg
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Stir into butter mixture until just blended (will seem flakey and powdery). Mix in walnuts.
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Form dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
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Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer to wire cooling rack.
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mix together remaining powdered sugar and orange zest. When balls are cool enough to touch (but still warm), roll in powdered sugar.
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Once balls have completely cooled, roll once more in powdered sugar.
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