Noel Nut Balls M Stewart Recipes

NOEL NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, pecans, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and honey until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in bourbon or orange juice just to combine. Add flour mixture, and beat just to combine. Turn out dough onto a piece of plastic, wrap tightly, and chill 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough, 2 teaspoons at a time, into balls. Place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until brown around edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks; let cool completely. Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

NOEL NUT BALLS (M STEWART)

Steps:

• MAKES 36 SMALL NUT BALLS Cream butter and honey together in a mixing bowl until soft and fluffy. Stir in the confectioners sugar, flour, salt, bourbon or orange juice, and pecans. Chill for several hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With your hands roll 1 teaspoon of dough at a time into balls the size of small walnuts. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake for 12 or 13 minutes. Place on wire racks to cool. When cool roll in confectioners sugar. Source: Christmas Memories with Recipes, Edited by Maron Waxman, 1988 MC_Busted and edited for MC by Brenda Adams Recipe by: Martha Kostyra Stewart - family recipe Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #965 by Badams on Dec 18, 1997