Snowballs

By
Sharon Swanson, Indianapolis, Ind.

These delicious butter cookies with a sugar coating are great for the Holy Days or any occasion when sampling lots of cookies.

Preparation time
20 minutes
Cooking time
10 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
Yield
24 Cookies

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup butter (softened) 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar (for rolling)

Instructions

Mix together butter, sugar and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour, using hands if necessary to blend. Roll into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet one inch apart. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool one minute, roll in confectioners’ sugar; let cool then roll again. Makes 2 dozen.