There are so many different names for this very popular cookie. Italian Wedding Cookies, Butterball Cookies with Pecans, Italian Cookies, even Mexican Wedding Cookies. But we call them butterball cookies in our house. I usually only make these during Christmas time but have been known to have a craving hit during the year. Try our Peanut Butter Balls!

Italian Butterball Cookies

How to make Italian Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Finely chop the pecans. You don’t want big chunks in these cookies. Sorry about the ginormous photo of the cutting board. I had help with the pics on this post from my daughter. Cream the softened butter with 3/4 cup of confectioners sugar. Add the egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract.  In a separate bowl whisk the all-purpose flour, salt, and, baking powder together. Stir in the chopped pecans.   Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake about 10 minutes, keep an eye on them. You don’t want them to brown. Let cool completely. Roll in the powdered sugar to coat evenly, shake off extra. Enjoy! Try our Monster Cookies!

Recipe inspired by allrecipes.com