Lemon Nut Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1/2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. finely grated lemon peel
2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. finely chopped almonds

Preparation

Mix butter, sugar and vanilla.
Add and mix in lemon peel. Stir flour and salt together and blend into butter mixture.
Mix in nuts.
Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and put on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
While warm, roll in 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar which has had 1 1/2 tablespoons of finely grated lemon peel added to it.
Yields 48 cookies.