Grandma's Snowball Cookies

I've heard these Christmas-y cookies called many things before...Danish Wedding cookies, Russian Tea cookies, and Norwegian Rich cookies. However we just call them snowball cookies, a little less exotic sounding perhaps, but a more descriptive name in our book. These humble looking cookies passed down from Grandma Sandy have a melt-in-your-mouth texture that will keep you going back for more and more.

The ingredients:

Cream together:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter

Add in:
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (optional)

It will be quite a stiff dough. Chill for about an hour. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 20 minutes at 325° (no hotter). You may want to turn the cookie sheet the last 5 minutes of baking to ensure even browning. When cooled, roll each cookie into powdered sugar. Makes about 40 small cookies.

Enjoy!