Pecan Cookie Balls

These buttery melt-in-your mouth cookies will be a holiday hit. They make a great gift idea or cookie exchange addition.

Prep: 10 min | Bake: 15 min per batch
Yield: 4 dozen; 24 (2 cookie) servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups finely chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
2. Add 1/2 cup of the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended.
3. Stir in flour and pecans.
4. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in remaining 2 cups sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool.
6. When cool, roll again in sugar.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: McCormick