A teacake-type cookie made with pecans and rolled in powdered sugar.
Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans
additional powdered sugar
Directions
- Cream butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla until fully mixed. Add flour with salt to creamed mixture, blend throughly. Add nuts and mix well. Chill dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400F. Shape into 1-inch balls and bake 8-10 minutes. Do not brown. Cool, then roll in additional powdered sugar.