Twisted Snowballs

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans, finely chopped
• confectioners' sugar, to coat

Directions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 400°F.

2. 2

   Cream together the butter and 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar.

3. 3

   Add the flour, salt, zest, and nuts, stirring until a dough forms.

4. 4

   Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

5. 5

   Bake on center oven rack for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   While still warm, roll each snowball in confectioners' sugar and transfer to wire rack.

7. 7

   Re-roll once snowballs have cooled completely.