Have a ball—a snowball, that is—with these delicious five-ingredient Christmas cookies. Our version of this classic cookie takes a shortcut with Pillsbury™ sugar cookie dough. Add in pecans and vanilla, then roll in powdered sugar for a sweet treat that’s as special as a snow day at home.
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- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 54
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in flour, pecans and vanilla until well blended. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.)
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Step2Shape dough into 54 (1-inch) balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step3Bake 10 to 14 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool 1 minute on cooling rack.
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Step4Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; place on cooling rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.
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Nutrition
50
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
7g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 50
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 30mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 5mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 7g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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