| 1 cup Butter, softened | | 12 cup Confectioners' sugar | | 2 cup All-purpose flour | | 1/4 tsp Salt | | 1 tsp Vanilla | | 1 cup Chopped pecans | | Confectioners' sugar for | | Garnish |
| | Preparation Time: 15 minutes | | Baking Time: 10 to 12 minutes per batch | | 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until smooth in mixer bowl. Add flour , salt and vanilla and mix until blended. Mix in nuts. | | 2. Roll teaspoon-size pieces of dough in a ball and put onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until light golden, 10 to 12 minutes. | | The cookie bottoms should be golden brown. Roll cookies in confectioners' sugar immediately after baking. | | Honorable mention went to Kathleen Shelton of Marengo . These cookies freeze well. |
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