chocolate snowballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 cups butter
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 15 mins


• in a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. stir in the vanilla. sift together the flour, salt, and cocoa; stir into the creamed mixture. mix in the pecans until well blended. cover, and chill for at least 2 hours.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). roll chilled dough into 1 inch balls. place on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven. roll in confectioners' sugar when cooled.