Wedding Cakes(Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 c. confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. finely chopped pecans

Preparation

In medium bowl, with mixer at medium speed, cream butter or margarine and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla and flour; continue beating, just until well mixed.
Stir in nuts. Cover; chill dough for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Let stay on cookie sheet 2 to 3 minutes before removing to wire racks.
Roll in remaining confectioners sugar. Cool completely, then roll again in confectioners sugar.
Makes about 3 dozen.