Cure those winter blues.

These are my stepdad's favorite cookie so I decided to make a big batch of them for him for Christmas! They are from Special Desserts by Ann Amernick.

1 Cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 1/3 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 350. You should line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, I just used a greased sheet which also worked fine.

Cream the butter and sugar together then stir in the vanilla and walnuts.

Sift together the baking powder and flower. Add in the dry mixture in thirds mixing with a rubber spatula after each addition. Form small walnut sized balls and bake for 15 minutes. The snowballs should be set but not browned. Let the snowballs cool then cover them in confectioner's sugar.

Voila!