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Nut Balls

Source of Recipe

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Cookbook


Recipe Introduction

This is a very versatile cookie and I give different suggestions at the end. If you try this recipe and have a new suggestion, please let me know.

Recipe Link: recipecircus.com/recipes/Marcia/nutballs

List of Ingredients

1 cup crisco (one stick)
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
½ cup pecans (cookie pieces)
2 tsp vanilla
Confectioners sugar (optional)
Parchment paper



Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream Crisco and sugar together thoroughly. Mix flour and salt. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Add nuts and mix until well spread. Add vanilla. Place parchment paper onto cookie sheet. Form dough into small balls and bake for about 15-17 minutes.

Optional: Sprinkle confectioners sugar on cookies once they have cooled completely.

Variations:
Add maple flavoring/extract (NOT syrup)
Add chocolate chips
Add chocolate chips and mint flavoring/extract*
Add chocolate chips and orange flavoring.*

* You can make multiple recipes at a time and make different variations at the sametime. If you do this, you might think about putting a little food coloring in the cookie dough that has the different flavorings. For example, green for the mint cookies, etc so that you can distiguish the different flavored cookies from one another.