Chocolate Snowballs

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Michelle Klimchuk #336326
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Chocolate Snowballs

 

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

2 teaspoons Watkins Vanilla Extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

1 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips

Confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips.

Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on pans 2 minutes.

Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. If desired, reroll cookies in confectioners' sugar. Yield: about 4 dozen.