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Nutty Fingers Recipe

These classic Christmas cookie has stood the test of time. The recipe makes a nice-sized batch, which gets you in and out of the kitchen. —Elsie Hendrickson, Hays, Kansas

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Nutty Fingers Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into 2-in. logs. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners’ sugar. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 cookies (calculated without additional confectioners' sugar) equals 187 calories, 15 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 127 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Nutty Fingers in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2005, p75