butterballs

Name: Butterballs
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 8 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temp,plus extra for greasing the cookie sheets; 3 tablespoon(s) honey; 1 cup(s) unbleached all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) shelled pecans,chopped moderately fine; 3/4 cup(s) confectioner's sugar

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Jamallah Bergman

Atlanta, GA

Updated on Oct 24, 2010

You probably won't know what Butterballs are but they are also known as "Wedding Cookies"

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yield 36 cookies

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temp,plus extra for greasing the cookie sheets
3 tablespoons honey
1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup shelled pecans,chopped moderately fine
3/4 cup confectioner's sugar

How To Make butterballs

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300. Grease one of two cookie sheets.

Step 2

Cream the butter. Beat in the honey; gradually mix in the flour and salt, then the vanilla. Add the pecans. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 1 hour.
Step 3

Form the balls by hand,the size of quarters. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
Step 4

Remove the cookie sheet from the oven; as soon as the cookies are cool enough to touch;roll in the confectioners' sugar. Allow to cool and roll again in sugar.
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