Toffee Snowballs (Russian Teacakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies)

Submitted by Marg (CaymanDesigns)

"A tasty twist on a traditional treat. A friend passed on the recipe she had found online. I tweaked it to fit what I had in the pantry. The original recipe called for chopped Heath bars instead of the toffee bits and mini chocolate chips."

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 36-48

ingredients

• 1 cup real butter, at room temperature
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups finely chopped pecans
• 3 ounces toffee pieces
• 3 ounces mini chocolate chips
• powdered sugar, for rolling cookies

directions

1. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 325ºF.
2. Cream butter until light & fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla and water. Mix well. Stir flour and salt into mixture. Add pecans, toffee bits and mini chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
3. Roll into tablespoon-sized balls. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. Roll in powdered sugar while warm. Once cooled, roll in powdered sugar again.