Molasses Snowballs recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening
¼ cup molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped walnuts
½ cup confectioners' sugar

Nutrition Info

263.1 calories
carbohydrate: 19.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 20 g
fiber: 1.2 g
protein: 3.4 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 2.3 mg
sugar: 6.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. In a medium bowl, cream the shortening, molasses and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the flour and walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet.

  3. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Roll cookies in confectioners' sugar when cool.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

A wonderful and delicious change from the traditional snowball cookie, and, with only six ingredients. Easy!!

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