butter ball cookies

(1 rating)
Recipe by
mary Armstrong
San Antonio, TX

Also called powdered sugar cookies. These are excellent! Make these at Christmas for sure! For a double recipe, I use 1 1/2 cups butter and 1/2 cup home-rendered lard.

(1 rating)
yield 2 -3 dozen
prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For butter ball cookies

  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • 1 c
    chopped nutmeats
  • 1 c
    butter, room temperature
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make butter ball cookies

  • 1
    Mix like pie crust; add egg, salt, vanilla.
  • 2
    Stir nutmeats into dough or top each with a half of a pecan.
  • 3
    Roll into walnut-size balls. Flatten very slightly.
  • 4
    Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Cool. Roll in powdered sugar. Store in airtight container.

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