Walnut Butterball Cookies

Rating: 5
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
Yield: about 30 cookies
Tender, buttery cookies with chopped nuts and a blizzard of powdered sugar that melts-in-your-mouth.
Ingredients
  • 8 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for coating
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer cream the butter, sugar and vanilla together on medium speed until well combined.
On low speed mix in the flour and walnuts.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 11 - 12 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Roll them in (or sprinkle generously over top) with confectioners' sugar while still hot and then once again when cooled.
Store in airtight containers up to 1 week.
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