Pecan Butter Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. finely chopped pecans
2 c. flour
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 c. granulated sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Chop pecans in blender, if available. Combine with flour, butter, granulated sugar, vanilla and salt. Mix with a fork or hands until well blended.
Gather in ball. With lightly floured hands, shape in 1-inch balls and bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 20 minutes or until browned on bottom. Let cool slightly before removing from cookie sheets.
Put powdered sugar in a plastic bag and shake a few cookies at a a time until coated.
Makes about 5 dozen.