Twisted Snowballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
• 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
• confectioners' sugar, to coat

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 400°f.
• 2 cream together the butter and 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar.
• 3 add the flour, salt, zest, and nuts, stirring until a dough forms.
• 4 shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake on center oven rack for 10 minutes.
• 6 while still warm, roll each snowball in confectioners' sugar and transfer to wire rack.
• 7 re-roll once snowballs have cooled completely.