Snow Ball / Mexican Wedding Cake

Snow Balls or Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe:

• 2/3 cup nuts ( pecans, walnuts or cashew nuts)
• 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Topping:
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

How to make it?

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place rack in center of oven.
2. Place nuts on a baking sheet and bake for about 8 minutes, or until lightly brown and fragrant. Cool. Once the nuts have cooled completely place them, along with 2 tablespoons of the flour from the recipe, into your food processor, fitted with a metal blade, and process until they are finely ground if you like to bite the nuts in between, don't have to make it finely ground.
3. In the bowl of your mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). 
4. Add the vanilla extract. 
5. Add the remaining flour and salt and beat until combined. 
6. Add the crushed /ground nuts. Cover and refrigerate the dough for about one hour or until firm. 
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
8. Form small balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 15 -17 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies start to brown. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 5 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, place the 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar in a bowl. Take the still-hot cookies and roll them in the sugar, one at a time. Place on a wire rack to cool. Or you can simply place the confectioner's sugar in a strainer and sift the sugar over the tops of the cookies. Let cool completely before storing.