12 Days of Cookies – Butter Ball Cookies

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

12 Days of Cookies – Butter Ball Cookies

These cookies are very similar to the Chocolate Chip Snowballs I made on Day 6 of my 12 Days of Cookies, except they have no chocolate chips in them. I found this dough to be way too crumbly to form into balls. I had to add a little over a teaspoon of water to the dough to be able to work with it. These are one of my stepmom’s favorite holiday cookies, so I decided to add it to the 12 Days of Cookies. Again, I made a 1/2 batch and I got 12 cookies.

I took these to work and brought them to my last day of Spanish class (yes, I’m trying to learn Spanish. If anyone knows Spanish and wants to help me practice, let me know!) Our professor told us to bring treats if we wanted. My class only has 5 people in it, so this half batch provided the perfect number of cookies.

Butter Ball Cookies – from Cooks.com – makes 2 dozen1 1/2 c. nuts – I used walnuts
1 c. flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. soft butter
1/4 tsp. salt
Powdered sugar

Chop nuts very fine. Put into mixing bowl.

Add all remaining ingredients (I creamed the butter and sugar, then added the rest of the ingredients and stirred by hand). Chill dough 1/2 hour.

Form dough 1 inch into balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes or until set (not brown).

Cool and roll in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen cookies.

My 12 Days of Cookies:Day 1: Lumberjacks
Day 2: Peppermint Sandies
Day 3: The great Sugar Cookie Debate
Day 4: Fudge
Day 5: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Day 6: Chocolate Chip Snowballs
Day 7: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Day 8: Snickerdoodles
Day 9: Candy Cane & Mint Kiss Cookies
Day 10: Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies

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14 Responses to “Blueberry Pie Bars”

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Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers — August 13, 2013 at 6:03 am

I just love blueberries and your bars look simply incredible!!
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Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) — August 13, 2013 at 8:03 am

These bars are so awesome!! Gorgeous!
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Shannon — August 13, 2013 at 10:30 am

holy cow these look fabulous! i need more blueberries in my life, and quick- i’m already onto peaches so hoping i didn’t miss out 🙂
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Lynna — August 21, 2013 at 2:12 am

These pie bars look amazing! I`m wishing I had blueberries right now!
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Nutmeg Nanny — August 23, 2013 at 7:36 pm

I love pie bars!! They look so delicious 🙂 I am loving this recipe!
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Laura — August 29, 2013 at 7:19 pm

Yum these are gorgeous. Love the changes you made.
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suzy — September 16, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Tried it, tasted awesome! Thanks for the recipe!!
- beantownbaker — September 26th, 2013 @ 8:47 am
  
  So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
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Lauren — October 1, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Made these and my family ate them in one day! Thanks for the great recipe!!
- beantownbaker — October 6th, 2013 @ 8:11 pm
  
  So glad you enjoyed these. I have made them a couple times with different fruits and they’re always a hit.
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Robin — April 24, 2014 at 9:28 pm
Made these this past weekend using blueberries and blackberries in equal parts. I love the ease of the crumb crust and top. The only thing I will change when I make them again will be to add lemon juice and zest to the filling. I like the tartness of lemon with blueberries. Will make these with peaches when they are in season. Easy and tasty…thanks!
- beantownbaker — April 27th, 2014 @ 2:47 pm
  
  I’ve made these with peaches and they’re delicious – definitely do that this summer.
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Eugenie — July 27, 2014 at 10:13 pm
Tried these today because I needed to clear out some frozen blueberries. Used a small rectangle Pyrex dish instead, which worked fine. Added a bit of fresh grated nutmeg. Cut into 12 squares and served with ice cream. This is a keeper!
- beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:25 pm
  
  Love fresh nutmeg! Sounds great.