German Sands - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1 to 2 c. pecans, chopped
2 c. flour
1/2 c. packed powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. water
more powdered sugar for coating

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add rest of ingredients; mix well.
Use hands to shape dough into shapes the size of dates.
Put all on a large, ungreased cookie sheet. Refrigerate 1/2 hour or overnight.
Bake for 45 minutes or until barely tanned.
Turn off oven.
Remove 8 to 12 cookies at a time. Replace cookie sheet in oven.
Roll cookies in powdered sugar. Keep in closed container.