Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 239
  • Fat:
  • 18 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 33 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 124 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 18 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g

Pecan Sandies Cookies

Whenever Mother made these cookies, there never seemed to be enough! Even now when I make them, they disappear quickly. These melt-in-your mouth treats are great with a cold glass of milk or a steaming mug of hot chocolate. —Debbie Carlson, San Diego, California

SERVINGS

30

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

20 min.

COOK

20 min.

TOTAL

40 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • Additional confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add water and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour; fold in pecans. Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets and flatten with fingers. Bake at 300° for 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. When cool, dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: about 5 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Sep 8, 2008

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