Snowball Surprise Cookies

Name: Snowball Surprise Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/3 cup each finely chopped pecans, walnuts and almonds, toasted; 39 pink or blue candy coating disks

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

about 3 dozen

Keep the guests guessing until the big cake reveal! Use candy coating disks to tint the insides of these tender cookies pink and blue. Since these disks come in a variety of colors, you can also make the cookies to match any holiday or theme. —Jan Whitworth, Roebuck, South Carolina

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup each finely chopped pecans, walnuts and almonds, toasted
39 pink or blue candy coating disks

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Insert a candy disk into the center of each cookie, reshaping dough into a ball and covering disk completely.
Bake 12-15 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Place remaining confectioners' sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks. Re-roll cookies if needed.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 119 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 56mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Snowball Surprise Cookies

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