Snowball Cookies

So these are some of my absolute favorite cookies at Christmas time, the only problem is that they are made entirely of bleached and enriched flour and processed sugars and butters - so I changed it! Yesterday I was experimenting with a new version of these, and they didn't come out well at first. Too wheat-y and grainy for Christmas cookies. The second attempt however, was a complete success! Even passed the taste test with my sweet-toothed finace, so you know they have to be good! Here ya go, super easy!

1 cup coconut oil
**1 cup organic powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups of whole wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
3/4 finely chopped nuts
**Organic powdered sugar for dusting
(**See note at bottom of recipe)

Combine softened coconut oil (if yours is not already in liquid form) with the whole wheat flour
Mix in the powdered sugar
Mix in vanilla
Mix in sea salt (note - make sure this sea salt is finely ground! otherwise you will bite into big pieces of salt)
Add in the chopped nuts - I used walnuts

Preheat the oven to 400
Mix until just incorporated, it should look crumbly !!!Do not over mix!!!
Take a spoonful of the mix and form into balls. The dough will fall apart and some will fall back into the bowl, just combine until it stays together. If you find it wont clump, add a teaspoon more coconut oil at a time until you get the right consistency.
Make the cookies into 1 inch balls and place on a prepared cookie sheet
Bake for 8 minutes
When you take the cookies out let them rest on the sheet for about 5 minutes
Roll the cookies in their first coat of powedered sugar and place on a wire rack to cool
Repeat with the rest of the dough
After about 30 - 45 minutes, roll the cookies in their 2nd coat of powdered sugar and place on the rack again for another 10 minutes to let the sugar set
Enjoy!

**Note: if you do not have any organic powdered sugar, but you have regular organic sugar, simply pour it into a blender and let it go for about 5 minutes. Stop every now and then to shake it up and make sure all the sugar is getting whipped. Ta-da! Powdered sugar!!