Pecan Sandies - Melt In Your Mouth - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups pecans, chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar, for decoration

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, vegetable oil, 1 cup of white/granulated sugar and confectioners sugar until smooth.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Add vanilla. Stir until blended.
Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
Stir into the creamed mixture. Mix until completely blended.
Mix in the pecans.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll each ball in remaining white sugar.
Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. (you may top each cookie with a pecan half if you like).
Bake for 11 to 13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are golden.
Remove from cookies sheet to cool on wire racks.