Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together butter and shortening, and then add the sugar mixing until it is fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Sift dry ingredients together in a separate bowl, and add them to the wet mixture and mix until the dough forms.
Shape into 3/4-inch balls (place dough in fridge for an hour if it is too sticky).
Put sugar in shallow bowls and roll each ball in sugar. Place them on baking sheets 1 inch apart.
Bake in preheated oven for 9-11 minutes, or until the tops start to crackle. (Don't let them get brown - you want them to stay soft for the “snowball effect.”
Cool completely.
Frost and glitter as desired.
Enjoy!
Servings 30