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Christmas Butter Balls

5 from 1 reviews

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp water
2 cups flour
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Red and green decorating sugar or candies

Instructions

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add water and mix well. Add flour stirring thoroughly. Fold in nuts and mix until dough is of uniform consistency. Shape into small balls the size of a walnut. Roll in colored sugar. Place onto ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.

Recipe Yield

About 5 dozen 1 1/2 inch balls 1x

Cookie Category: Molded or shaped

Difficulty: ★ ★ ☆ ☆