Best Judys Nut Ball Cookies Recipes

NUT BALLS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease cookie sheet.
• 2. Cream softened butter and vanilla. Sift flour, sugar and salt together and add to butter mixture. Mix well. Add nuts and mix again.
• 3. Shape into 1/2" balls. Bake for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned on bottom. Roll cooled cookies in confectioner's sugar.

JUDY'S NUT BALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir together pecans, butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla, mixing well.
• Sift flour and salt, then stir into nut mixture.
• Chill until firm.
• Roll into 1" balls, then roll each ball 3 times in the extra powdered sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350°F until set but not brown.

NOEL NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and honey until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in bourbon or orange juice just to combine. Add flour mixture, and beat just to combine. Turn out dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap tightly, and chill 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until brown around edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

BUTTER NUT BALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter.
• Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, unbeaten, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Form into balls the size of a walnut.
• Roll in slightly beaten egg whites.
• Then roll in chopped almonds.
• Press 1/4 cherry into center.
• Grease baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Smaller cookies can be baked at 25 minutes.
• Enjoy!