Mexican Wedding Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 c. butter flavor Crisco
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
2/3 c. confectioners sugar
2 1/4 c. flour
1 c. pecans, finely chopped
extra confectioners sugar

Preparation

Cream Crisco, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Add flour, salt and pecans; mix well.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Shape dough into 1 to 1 1/2-inch balls.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are light brown. Roll warm cookies in confectioners sugar.
Yields 3 dozen.