Grinch Snowball Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1/3 cup Cranberries, dried

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/4 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
  • 1/2 cup Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Gel food coloring, Green
  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 3/4 cups Pistachios

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar (plus more for rolling)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 Cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt**
• green gel food coloring (optional)
• 3/4 cups finely chopped pistachios
• 1/3 cup chopped, dried cranberries

Directions

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and vanilla.
• Add flour, salt, and food coloring {if using}.
• Mix in chopped pecans until dough holds together.
• Stir in the chopped cranberries.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until set but not brown.
• Remove from pan and roll in powdered sugar. Let cool completely.
• Roll cookies in powdered sugar one more time to thoroughly coat.