Best 11 Grandmas Pecan Balls From Aunt Katie Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable goodness of Grandma's Pecan Balls, a classic Southern treat that has been passed down through generations. These bite-sized gems, also known as Aunt Katie's Pecan Balls, are a delightful combination of sweet, nutty, and buttery flavors. With a crispy outer shell and a soft, chewy interior, these pecan balls are sure to tantalize your taste buds. This article presents a collection of three irresistible recipes for pecan balls, each with its own unique twist. Whether you prefer a traditional recipe, a chocolate-dipped delight, or a gluten-free option, you'll find the perfect recipe to satisfy your cravings. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will transport you back to Grandma's kitchen.

Let's cook with our recipes!

PECAN BUTTER BALLS



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These are melt in your mouth goodies.

Provided by Kathy Farmer

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Pecan Dessert Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup margarine
2 cups chopped pecans
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Sift together into a medium sized bowl the flour, sugar and vanilla. Work in the margarine with a spoon or hands until well blended. Add chopped pecans and mix well.
  • Shape dough into 1 inch balls and put on ungreased pans. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for about 25 minutes or until pale brown. When slightly cool roll or shake in confectioners' sugar. Store in an air tight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13 g, Fat 14.1 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 87.8 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

PECAN BALLS (CHRISTMAS COOKIES)



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Make and share this Pecan Balls (Christmas Cookies) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by LiisaN

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 36-42 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
additional powdered sugar, for rolling

Steps:

  • Mix ingredients together until well blended.
  • Hand form into small balls.
  • Bake at 300° up to 15 minutes. (These will not brown).
  • While balls are still warm, roll into powdered sugar.

GRANDMA'S PECAN TASSIES



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My grandma used to make these every Christmas. She passed the torch to me, and now my family asks me to make these every Christmas. They are delectable.

Provided by Brandi Rose

Categories     Desserts     Nut Dessert Recipes     Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 2h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Combine 1 cup butter and cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour gradually, beating at low speed. Shape mixture into 48 balls and place on a baking sheet. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease the cups of a mini-muffin pan. Press 1 chilled dough ball into each cup and shape into a tart shell.
  • Whisk brown sugar, eggs, 2 tablespoons butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl. Stir in 1 1/4 cups pecans. Spoon mixture into tart shells. Top with the remaining pecans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookie shell are delicately brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
  • Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Gently remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 23.1 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 51.5 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

GRANDMA'S CHEESY PECAN BITES



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My grandmother made these every Christmas. They're quick and easy and a great addition for any party!

Provided by Ambra Bridges @Ambra67

Categories     Cheese Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 pound(s) all purpose flour
1 pound(s) butter, softened
1 pound(s) cheddar cheese, shredded
1 bag(s) pecan halves (large bag)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Mix together first three ingredients to make a dough. I just use my hands.
  • Roll dough into approximately 1" size balls. Place balls on ungreased, non-stick cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Press a pecan half onto top of each cheesy snack.
  • Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until slightly golden brown. Let cool on baking sheet for five minutes then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Serve immediately or store in air-tight container until ready to serve. The cheesy bites will keep at room temperature for two days or in the refrigerator for up to a week.

GREAT GRANDMA'S NUT BUTTER BALLS



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My great grandma's recipe (duh). The combination of confectioners' sugar and cake flour makes them really melt in your mouth. Don't try to double unless you've got a really big mixer!

Provided by Kit

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 cup confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the cake flour, then fold in the pecans. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 15 to 19 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Cool cookies completely before rolling in additional confectioners' sugar. If you are storing the cookies in a tin, add remaining sugar to the tin.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 27.4 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

PECAN BUTTER BALLS



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This is my Tanté Enna's recipe. She made them every year when we would visit. So worth the trip. I was glad to be able to get this recipe and a couple others that I had enjoyed so much as a child.

Provided by CabinKat

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 4 Dozen, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups sifted flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups pecans, finely chopped, divided

Steps:

  • If you prefer, you can substitute the pecans with walnuts, almonds, or filberts. I prefer the pecans to give this cookie a bit of sweetness.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit; high elevation use convection if you can; or bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Sift flour (very important to do this for lighter cookies), sugar, and salt in medium to large bowl.
  • Cut up butter into workable pieces, add to flour, and add vanilla.
  • Mix as if you were making a pie crust; should look like beads or pea size. Use hand or sturdy spoon to mix well enough to form dough ball.
  • Add and work in 2 cups of the nuts.
  • Shape into 1-inch balls. You can refrigerate dough for about an hour if you think it will be easier to work with; I have not needed to.
  • Roll balls in the remaining 1 cup nuts.
  • Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for about 25 minutes; may take 5 extra minutes, depending on the elevation.
  • You can remove them right away to a wire rack to cool.
  • You can use this same recipe for Wedding Cookies, just omit the 1 cup nuts for rolling and roll in powdered sugar instead. Bake the same amount of time.

PECAN SANDIES



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OUR GRANDCHILDREN go through these cookies like locusts in a wheat field! I always tell my husband to try hiding them when the grandkids come, but their little noses find them every time. -Martha Crowe, La Plata, Maryland

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cake flour
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar; stir in vanilla. Add flour; mix on low until well blended. Stir in pecans; mix well. Chill for 30 minutes. , Roll into 1-in. balls; place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until bottom edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 15g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 103mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

LOUISIANA PECAN BALLS



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Make and share this Louisiana Pecan Balls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Sonya M

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 28 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter (at room Temp)
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans (4oz)

Steps:

  • In lg bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1 cup butter. 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
  • In a med. bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
  • Add to butter mixture, stir to mix then beat until well blended. Stir in pecans.
  • Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place about 1 in apart on buttered 12 by 15 inch baking sheet.
  • Bske @ 300 until cooies are pale golden brown, about 25 minutes If baking two baking sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking. Let cookies stand on sheets until cool enough to handle.
  • Place remaining 1-1/2 cups of powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat all over, discard remaining sugar. Set cookies on rack to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S PECAN BALLS



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Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
5 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups pecans, broken
Garnish: powdered sugar

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, blend together butter and sugar; stir in vanilla and flour. Fold in pecans. Roll dough into walnut-size balls and arrange on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes. While still warm, sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar; sprinkle again before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

GRANDMA'S PEANUT BUTTER BALLS



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My grandma always made these for the grandkids and we just devoured them! I have no idea where she got this recipe or if it was something she came up with, but I have always loved it. A yummy treat for kids and kids at heart.

Provided by MissusVonkysmeed

Categories     Candy

Time 10m

Yield 24-36 balls

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1 cup powdered milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Mix everything together in a bowl until well blended.
  • Form into 1 inch balls.
  • Refrigerate and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.3, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 5.2, Sodium 45.1, Carbohydrate 11.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 10.2, Protein 2.9

PECAN BALLS



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Make and share this Pecan Balls recipe from Food.com.

Provided by djmastermum

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 27m

Yield 30 balls

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup pecans, processed
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup flour

Steps:

  • Beat butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy.
  • Add flour, mix to a stiff paste.
  • Add processed pecans.
  • Roll into 30 small balls.
  • bake at 180 degrees C (350 F) for 10 minutes.
  • Dust cooled balls with icing sugar.

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your pecan balls.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the dough tough.
  • Chill the dough before rolling it into balls. This will help the balls hold their shape while baking.
  • Bake the pecan balls at a moderate temperature. This will help them cook evenly without burning.
  • Let the pecan balls cool completely before coating them in powdered sugar. This will help the powdered sugar adhere to the balls.

Conclusion:

Aunt Katie's Grandma's Pecan Balls are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like them plain or coated in powdered sugar, these pecan balls are sure to be a hit.

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