Chocolate Snowballs

Ingredients

• 1.3 cups butter 
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 cups pecans chopped
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.7 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt, and cocoa; stir into the creamed mixture.
2. Mix in the pecans until well blended. Cover, and chill for at least 2 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Roll chilled dough into 1 inch balls.
5. Place on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven.
7. Roll in confectioners' sugar when cooled.