Snowballs (aka Meltaways Or Russian Tea Cakes)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 cups pecans, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream butter with sugar.
• 2 add flavoring.
• 3 gradually add flour, mixing in thoroughly.
• 4 stir in nuts, chill.
• 5 form teaspoonfuls of dough into balls.
• 6 bake on ungreased sheet 20 minutes at 350 until pale golden color.
• 7 roll while still warm in powdered sugar.
• 8 can also roll again in powdered sugar after they're cool.