Ingredients

• 2 cups butter softened
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 TBS water
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• additional confectioners sugar

Procedure

1. Preheat oven to 300° F.
2. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar.
3. Add water and vanilla mix well. Gradually add flour fold in pecans.
4. Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten with fingers.
5. Bake 20-25 minutes or until bottom edges are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
6. When cool, dust with confectioners’ sugar. Yield: about 5 dozen.

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