Lucile's Snowballs

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350º F.
2. In a deep bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and powdered sugar
3. Beat in cold water and vanilla.
4. In another bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
5. Add flour mixture gradually to butter and sugar mixture in roughly three batches. If your dough seems too crumbly, add another tablespoon of cold water to the batter.
6. Mix in chopped nuts by hand.
7. Cover and chill dough until cool but not hard, about 15 minutes.
8. Roll dough into 1-inch balls with your hands and place on a parchment-lined or un-greased cookie sheet.
9. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the cookies just start to turn golden brown on top—they should also be golden on the bottoms.
10. Leave cookies on baking sheet until firm and cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
11. Pour some powdered sugar into a bowl (about half a cup) and whisk in cinnamon if using. Roll each cookie in the powdered sugar until evenly coated. Roll a second time if needed.
12. Cool on a wire rack and try not to eat them all at once.