Grandma Minecci’s Snowball Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.75 cup shortening
• 0.75 cup butter, softened
• 0.75 cup white sugar, or to taste
• 2 eggs
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Steps

1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Beat together shortening, butter, and white sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth.
3. Sift flour and salt into creamed butter mixture and stir just until dough is combined; fold in pecans. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on a baking sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool cookies slightly, then roll in confectioners' sugar. Cool cookies completely and roll again in confectioners' sugar.