Pecan Bonbons and Logs

Name: Pecan Bonbons and Logs
Yield: Makes 4 dozen
Ingredients: 2½ c. finely chopped pecans; Confectioners sugar (for coating); 1 c. butter or regular margarine; 2 tsp. vanilla; ½ tsp. salt; ¼ c. sugar; 2 c. sifted flour

Preparation info

Makes
4 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

For variety bake part of dough in logs—bonbons are very pretty

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
¼ c. sugar
½ tsp.

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Sift flour, sugar and salt into mixing bowl. Blend in butter and vanilla with pastry blender. Add 2 c. nuts.
Shape half the dough into ½" balls. Roll in remaining nuts. Place about 1½" apart on greased baking sheet and bake in moderate oven (350°) 15 to 20 minutes. Cool cookies on racks.
Roll remaining dough into logs; bake. While warm, roll in confecti