Butterballs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 tablespoons sweet butter, softened
3 tablespoons honey
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup shelled pecans, chopped moderately fine
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease one or two cookie sheets.
Cream butter. Beat in honey; gradually mix in flour and salt, then vanilla. Add pecans. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
Form balls by hand, the size of quarters. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove from oven; as soon as cool enough to touch, roll in confectioner's sugar. Allow to cool and roll again in sugar.