Pecan Balls

Name: Pecan Balls
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1 dz.
Ingredients: 1 Recipe Cream Cheese Spritz; 1 1/2 c. pecans; 1 c. confectioners' sugar

Published: Nov 18, 2014

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Yields:

1 dz.

Prep Time:

25 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

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Pecans are a must every holiday season.

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Ingredients

1 Recipe Cream Cheese Spritz
1 1/2 cups pecans
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Step 2With mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar, pecans, and salt until creamy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla, scraping down side of bowl. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour just until combined.
3. Step 3Use small (1 tablespoon) cookie scoop, form dough into balls and place on cookie sheet, 2 inch apart.
4. Step 4Bake 12 to 18 minutes or until deep golden brown around edges. Cool on cookie sheet on wire rack 10 minutes. With spatula, transfer cookies to rack to cool completely.
5. Step 5Roll cooled baked cookies in 1 cup confectioners' sugar.