molasses snowballs

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, cream the shortening, molasses and vanilla until smooth. stir in the flour and walnuts. roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet.
• bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. roll cookies in confectioners' sugar when cool.