Snowballs
(a.k.a. Russian Tea Cookies or Mexican Wedding Cookies)

1 Cup of Soft Butter or 3/4 Cup of Olive Oil
1/2 Cup of Sifted Confectioners’ Sugar
1 Tsp of Vanilla

2 1/4 Cups of Sifted Gold Medal Flour
1/4 Tsp Salt

3/4 Cups of Finely Chopped Walnuts

Melt your butter in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
Add your vanilla and salt.

Beat your confectioners’ sugar and flour into the butter/olive oil mixture.
Add your walnuts.

Chill the dough. (optional)

Roll the dough into 1″ balls.
Place the balls on an ungreased baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Bake until set, but not brown.
After removing the cookies from the over, roll them in powdered sugar.

Let the cookies cool.