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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter 8oz - 2 sticks / room temperature
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar.
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar for rolling after baking

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
  • Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners sugar and the vanilla.
  • Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt.
  • Spoon 1 tablespoon of dough and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them.
  • While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners sugar.
  • Allow to cool completely on a wire rack, then roll again in powdered sugar.

Notes

Store in airtight container.