Jam-Filled Snowball Chirstmas Cookies

Merry Christmas! Today I am sharing my favorite Christmas cookie recipe: jam-filled snowball cookies! You may remember my “snowball surprise cookies” that have a chocolately surprise in the middle, but I prefer to fill them with jam. My favorite jam to use is strawberry – yum! These snowball cookies are buttery and flaky, with a few pecans to give them a little crunch. Roll them twice in powdered sugar for a sweet coating.

I wish you and your families and friends a very Merry Christmas!!

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup powdered sugar, plus extra for coating
1 and ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup strawberry jam

Instructions

Cream together softened butter and powdered sugar in a standalone mixer on medium speed, then add the vanilla.
Whisk flour and salt in a separate bowl, and add slowly to mixer.
Once blended, add the milk.
Gather in a ball with hands and wrap in wax paper.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 ºF.
Once chilled, break off 2-inch pieces of dough with your hands.
Massage into a ball by using your hands and rolling between your palms.
Slice each ball in half.
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