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Ingredients

1 cup butter ½ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped pecans ¾ cup sifted confectioners' sugar

Nutrition Info

170 calories carbohydrate: 16.7 g cholesterol: 20.3 mg fat: 11 g fiber: 0.7 g protein: 1.6 g saturatedFat: 5.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 127.4 mg sugar: 8.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C.) Lightly butter 2 baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.
Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour and salt, mix into the butter mixture. Stir in the pecans. Dust your hands with a little of the confectioners' sugar and roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on the baking sheets and bake for 25 minutes or just until brown. Put on racks to cool for 15 minutes, then roll in the confectioners sugar.

4 dozen

These nut and butter cookie with a sugar coating are great for the holidays when sampling lots of cookies. Just pop one in your mouth and enjoy!