Pecan Sandies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons
4 teaspoons vanilla
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped pecans
additional confectioners sugar

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
Add water and vanilla; mix well.
Gradually add flour; fold in pecans.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheets and flatten with fingers.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 20-25 minutes.
Cool on a wire rack.
When cool, dust with confectioners sugar.
Yield: about 5 dozen.