Christmas Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. water
2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 c. pecans, chopped
red and green decorator's sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0.
Cream butter and vanilla; add sugar, creaming mixture until light and fluffy.
Blend in water, then stir in flour, mixing well.
Add pecans.
Shape into 1-inch balls.
Roll in colored sugar.
Place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 20 minutes or until firm to the touch.
Cool before removing from cookie sheet.
Yields 3 dozen.