Oatmeal Snowballs

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup crisco butter flavor shortening (or 1 stick crisco butter shortening sticks)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f
• 2 in the bowl of an electric mixer beat shortening, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla at medium speed until well blended and fluffy.
• 3 combine flour, oats, pecans and salt. add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. place 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 4 bake 15 to 18 minutes or until set and bottoms are light golden brown. cool on cooling racks just until cool enough to handle. roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. cool completely. roll again in powdered sugar if desired.