Mom'S Pecan Puffs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans, ground (measure, then grind using blender)
1 c. flour
confectioners sugar

Preparation

Beat butter until soft.
Add 2 tablespoons sugar and blend until creamy.
Add vanilla.
Mix flour and pecans.
Stir into butter mixture.
Roll into small balls.
Place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake in a slow oven, 300\u00b0, for about 45 minutes.
While hot, roll the puffs in confectioners sugar.
When cool, roll again.
(I use a paper bag and carefully shake them in the sugar.) Makes 32 (1 1/2-inch) balls.