pecan butter balls

Name: Pecan Butter Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 pound(s) butter, room temperature; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 cup(s) pecans, in pieces; - confectioners' sugar

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93 Pinches

Vicky Lewis

Baltimore, MD

Updated on Jan 15, 2012

This was made by my Grandmother at Christmas time.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 25 Min

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yield yields 3 doz

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1/2 pound butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups pecans, in pieces
- confectioners' sugar

How To Make pecan butter balls

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Step 2

Cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy beat in vanilla, add flour and salt blend into soft dough stir in pecans.
Step 3

Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 25 min. Until cookies are firm and light brown on the bottom. Remove from cookie sheet and roll in confectioner's sugar. Cool and store in airtight container. You may roll twice in confectioner's sugar.
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