Snowballs (Swedish Nutballs or Mexican Wedding Cookies)
1 cup BUTTER
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup ground pecans (the smaller the better)
Cream butter and sugar. Add flour, then vanilla, and last of all, nuts. Roll in 1" balls and place on cookie sheet (preferably parchment paper, but not necessary)
Bake at 325 for 18-20 minutes. Don't overbake.
Take out of oven and IMMEDIATELY roll in powdered sugar. Roll again when cool.
Done properly, they literally melt in your mouth. ENJOY!!!!!
P.S. We have a nut vendor who comes to our area every Nov.-Dec., and I'm able to buy pecan meal from him. If you can find it, it's much less expensive and saves a lot of work.